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Islington 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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[1929
(Ministry of Health Return.)
CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 1929.
| Causes of Death. | Sex | All ages | 0— | 1— | 2- | 5— | 15— | 25— | 45— | 65— | 75— |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | M | 2435 | 228 1 | 76 | 53 | 50 | 68 | 272 | 772 | 471 | 445 AQ/f |
| F | 2.163 | 177 | 68 | 42 | 46 | 90 | 213 | 548 | 495 | Oo4 | |
| Enteric Fever | M | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | |
| F | 2 | - | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Small Pox | M | — | - | — | — | — | — | ||||
| F | — | -- | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Measles | M | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
| F | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | ||||
| Scarlet Fever ..... | M | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | ~~ | |
| F | 5 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | - | ||
| Whooping Cough..... | M | 62 | 25 | 22 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| F | 66 | 22 | 29 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — i | |||
| Diphtheria........ | M | 20 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 | — | — | |||
| F | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | - | |
| Influenza ... | M | 111 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 52 | 19 | 16 |
| F | 103 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 10 | 31 | 34 | 25 | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica .. | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| F | 3 | _ | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Meningococcal Meningitis | M | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| F | 4 | 3 | _ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | • M | 194 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 73 | 76 | 5 | 2 |
| F | 123 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 49 | 2* | 5 | ||
| Other Tuberculous Dis OQ COO | - M | 16 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | — | — |
| F | 17 | 2 | _ | 3 | 2 | 6 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| cdbcb ••• ••• •• Cancer, malignant diseas | M | 234 | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | — | 15 | 124 | 51 | 42 |
| F | 252 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 21 | 118 | 59 | 50 | |
| Rheumatic Fever ... | M | 6 | _ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| F | 8 | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | |
| Diabetes ........ | . M | 14 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| F | 24 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 99 | 10 90 | 5 99 | |
| Cerebral haemorrhage, &c | M | 76 | _ | — | — | — | — | 3 | zy | ||
| F | 98 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 24 | 36 | 36 | |
| Heart Disease | . M | 403 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 28 | 140 | 131 | 98 |
| F | 501 | _ | 1 | — | 3 | 16 | 31 | 114 | 146 | 190 | |
| Arterio-sclerosis ... | . M | 80 | — 1 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 32 | 32 | |
| F | 75 | — ! | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 26 | 36 | ||
| Bronchitis ..... | M | 165 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 50 9 A | 45 | 4o |
| F | 172 | 5 | 2 | — 1 | — | — | 2 | 48 | ol Oft | ||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 296 | 54 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 82 | 37 | oy |
| F | 214 | 38 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 43 | 36 | 44 | |
| Other respiratory diseases | M | 79 | _ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 35 | |
| F | 65 | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | — | 10 | 8 | 44 | |
| Ulcer of stomach or duodenum ... | M | 38 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 20 | 5 | 1 Q | |
| F | Hi | _ i | — | — ; | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||
| Diarrhoea, &c...... | M | 43 | 36 | 2 | _ | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
| F | 37 | 27 | 3 | 2 | _ | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | |
| Appendicitis and Typhliti | M | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 Q | — | - | |
| F | 11 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Cirrhosis of Liver..... | M | 13 | _ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| F | 7! | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | M | 53 | — | — | — ! | — | — | 8 | 21 9 | 17 l tt | 7 22 |
| F | 74 | _ | — | l | 1 | 2 | 6 | ID | |||
| Puerperal Sepsis ... | M | _ | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | ||
| F | 12! | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | - | ||
| Other accidents and dis eases of Pregnancy anc Parturition | M | — | __ | — | — | — | — | — | - | ||
| F | 7 | — | — | — | — | i | 6 | ||||
| Congenital Debility anc Malformation, Prematun Birth ........ | M | 68 | 67 | — | l | — | — | — | - | - | — |
| F | 62 | 60 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Suicide ........ | M | 42 | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 23 | 3 | 3 | |
| F | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | i i n | i ± | ||
| Other deaths from violence | M | 75 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 15 | JU | l ^ |
| F | 68 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 14 | io | |
| Other Defined Diseases | M | 329 | 29 | 3 | 5 : | 10 | 8 | 37 | 92 | 62 | oo |
| F | 324 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 35 | 69 | 51 | 131 | |
| Causes Ill-defined or un known | M | _ | _ | — | — 1 | — | — | — | |||
| F | — | — | — | _ i | — | — | "" |
Legitimate. Illegitimate
I'M. ... 204 ... 24
Deaths under 1 year ...< p ^ ### 13