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 1926
Seventy-first 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 " Residents " 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 | 11 | ||
| All Causes | Certified | 4063 | 427 | 113 | 101 | 95 | 127 | 439 | 1056 | 1705 | 1592 | |
| Uncertified | Nil | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Nil | ||
| Enteric Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| Small Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Measles | 69 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 49 | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 12 | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | ||
| Whooping Cough | 31 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | ||
| Diphtheria and Croup | 31 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 5 | ||
| Influenza | 51 | — | — | — | I | 2 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 16 | ||
| Erysipelas | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 280 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 116 | 107 | 7 | 188 | ||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 32 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 | I | — | — | 10 | ||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 26 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 10 | ||
| Cancer, malignant disease | 454 | — | — | 3 | 34 | 215 | 202 | 234 | ||||
| Rheumatic Fever | 4 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Meningitis (a) | 27 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | ||
| Organic Heart Disease | 717 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | t 9 | 57 | 207 | 430 | 323 | ||
| Bronchitis | 272 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 9 | 71 | 167 | 113 | ||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 383 | 83 | 41 | 24 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 89 | 103 | 207 | ||
| Other diseases of respiratory organs | 57 | _ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 20 | ||
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 79 | 71 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 37 | ||
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 15 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | ||
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 25 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 11 | ||
| Alcoholism | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | ||
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 76 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 33 | 36 | 42 | ||
| Puerperal Fever | 11 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | — | — | 5 | ||
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 18 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | — | — | 6 | ||
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 151 | 148 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | _ | 25 | ||
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 123 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 26 | 40 | 67 | ||
| Suicide | 40 | _ | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 11 | ||
| Other Defined Diseases | 1067 | 33 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 18 | *96 | •218 | 655 | 183 | ||
| Diseases Ill-defined or unknown | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | ||
| Totals | 4063 | 427 | 113 | 101 | 95 | 127 | 439 | 1056 | 1705 | 1592 | ||
| Sub-Entries.—Included in above figures : | ||||||||||||
| a)Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 11 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| Poliomyelitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | A- | — | — | — | ||
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | *3 | — | — | ||