London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Islington 1924
Sixty-ninth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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| Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined Ages of "Residence" whether occurring within or without the District. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | Under 1 year | 1 and under 2 years | 2 and under 5 years | 5 and under 15 yrs. | 15 and under 25 yrs. | 25 and under 45 yrs. | 45 and under 65 yrs. | 65 and upwards | Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or " Non-Residents " in Institutions in the District | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | li |
| All Causes Certified . | 4100 | 438 | 170 | 135 | 93 | 104 | 462 | 1010 | 1037 | 1512 |
| Uncertified | Nil | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 |
| Small Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 101 | 24 | 52 | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 33 |
| Scarlet Fever | 10 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 57 | 20 | 23 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 12 |
| Diphtheria and Croup | 32 | — | 7 | 15 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 0 |
| Influenza | 103 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 30 | 32 | 31 |
| Erysipelas | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 328 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 63 | 130 | 92 | 14 | 201 |
| Tuberculosis Meningitis | 30 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 9 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 28 | — | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | — | 15 | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 400 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 46 | 203 | 204 | 212 |
| Rheumatic Fever | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Meningitis | 12 | 6* | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1* | — | — | — | 2 |
| Organic Heart Disease | 052 | 3 | 3 | — | 10 | 16 | 52 | 197 | 371 | 294 |
| Bronchitis | 370 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 76 | 241 | 151 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 342 | 76 | 46 | 24 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 60 | 98 | 150 |
| Other diseases of respiratory organs | 56 | _ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 10 |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | 50 | 46 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 24 |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 26 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 6 | |
| Alcoholism | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | _ |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 74 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 12 | 31 | 24 | 30 |
| Puerperal Fever | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | 3 |
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 12 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | — | — | 3 |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 155 | 148 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 113 | 16 | — | 6 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 34 | 64 |
| Suicide | 37 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 13 |
| Other Defined Diseases | 1003 | 44 | 5 | 10† | 21§|| | 25 | 87|| | 234|| | 577 | 105 |
| Diseases Ill-defined or unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 4109 | 438 | 170 | 135 | 93 | 164 | 462 | 1010 | 1037 | 1512 |
| *Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| †Acute Polioencephalitis | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| ||Encephalitis I.ethargica | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
| §Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |