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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 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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[1928
(Ministry of Health Return.)
CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 1928
| Causes of Death. | Sex | All ages | 0— | 1— | 2— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 46— | 65— | 75— |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | M | 2077 | 201 | 89 | 74 | 55 | 79 | 216 | 607 | 407 | 349 |
| F | 2095 | 170 | 71 | 52 | 51 | 67 | 230 | 517 | 423 | 514 | |
| Enteric Fever | M | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| F | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
| Small Pox | M | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Measles | M | 99 | 14 | 48 | 34 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| F | 59 | 8 | 30 | 15 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Scarlet Fever | M | 4 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| F | 4 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Whooping Cough | M | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Diphtheria | M | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| F | 11 | – | 3 | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Influenza | M | 16 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| F | 24 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | M | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F | 3 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | |
| Meningococcal Meningitis | M | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M | 184 | – | – | – | 3 | 32 | 70 | 71 | 7 | 1 |
| F | 128 | – | – | 3 | 2 | 27 | 63 | 24 | 7 | 2 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | M | 25 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | – | – |
| F | 27 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | M | 237 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 15 | 103 | 80 | 37 |
| F | 292 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 35 | 131 | 78 | 45 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | M | 10 | – | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | 2 | – | – |
| F | 8 | – | – | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | |
| Diabetes | M | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| F | 20 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | |
| Cerebral hæmorrhage, &c. | M | 84 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 21 | 25 | 32 |
| F | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 21 | 39 | 35 | |
| Heart Disease | M | 306 | – | – | – | 3 | 5 | 24 | 98 | 101 | 75 |
| F | 404 | – | – | – | 4 | 7 | 20 | 126 | 108 | 139 | |
| Arterio-sclerosis | M | 76 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 17 | 27 | 31 |
| F | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 12 | 25 | 32 | |
| Bronchitis | M | 113 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
| F | 116 | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 3 | 14 | 35 | 58 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 200 | 33 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 61 | 30 | 22 |
| F | 150 | 37 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 29 | 22 | 13 | |
| Other respiratory diseases | M | 46 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 19 |
| F | 47 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 28 | |
| Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | M | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 21 | 4 | 2 |
| F | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| Diarrhœa, &c. | M | 46 | 40 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| F | 31 | 24 | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | M | 12 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | – | – |
| F | 6 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
| F | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 3 | – | |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | M | 65 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 7 | 26 | 13 | 17 |
| F | 64 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 22 | 10 | |
| Puerperal Sepsis | M | – | – | _– | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| F | 9 | – | – | _– | – | 2 | 6 | 1 | – | – | |
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | M | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| F | 15 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 12 | – | – | – | |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth | M | 70 | 69 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| F | 68 | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Suicide | M | 23 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 12 | 5 | – |
| F | 11 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 6 | – | 1 | |
| Other deaths from violence | M | 91 | 8 | – | 9 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 11 | 3 |
| F | 63 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 17 | |
| Other Defined Diseases | M | 292 | 24 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 29 | 79 | 52 | 19 |
| F | 329 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 37 | 80 | 52 | 117 | |
| Causes Ill-defined or unknown | M | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| F | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
Legitimate.
Illegitimate.
M. 185 16
Deaths under 1 year F 153 17