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Islington 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]

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1931]

Table: Causes of Death (Classified).—The following table shows the deaths arranged in classes of Disease from All Causes during the ten years1921-30and in1931.

Causes of Death (Classified).—The following table shows the deaths arranged in classes of Disease from All Causes during the ten years1921-30and in1931.

Classified Causes of Death.Years.Mean 10 Yrs.Difference.
19211922192319241925192619271928192919301931
1. Specific or Febrile Causes464639273391286285355371482298384211—173
1. Miasmatic Diseases301546155316191204266258394223285148_137
2. Diarrhoeal852940201529192513243010—20
3. Malarial „—————————————
4. Zoogenous „1——23——3—1——1
5. Venereal „171720985121922111412—2
6. Septic ,,604758446947586653405441—3
II. Parasitic Diseases—31211—2111——1
III. Dietetic472332436545+1
IV. Constitutional Diseases9859359459451054882878950907864934915—19
V. Developmental48647737739640446728924825629436933C—39
VI. Local220323622106229022112255241523632887227723362453+117
1. Diseases of Nervous System345330294290291307213212228344286340+51
2. „ Organs of Special Sense13916141016161111131312–1
3. „ Circulatory System65173474582274080292910731226787851874+23
4. „ Respiratory „717903598797756709835653960650758740—18
5. „ Digestive „260204259192225223203205229242224257+33
6. „ Lymphatic ,,1411118719108137115—6
7. „ Urinary „168134157136142142179167172204160188+28
8. „ Reproductive „132010152019192721181820+2
a „ Orgs, of Generation85461037129372—5
b „ of Parturition515691016121512151118+7
9. ,, Bones and Joints3881010118458814+6
10. „ Integumentary System199861073314734
VII. Violence142137151156169169168199205184168181+13
1. Accident or Negligence9994105115124124136156149144125132+7
2. Homicide338223—82234+1
3. Suicide403938394242323554384043+3
4. Execution—1——1————_—_—_2+2
6 By Bombs (Enemy Aircraft)—————————————
VIII. Ill-Defined Causes84544739322915252615378—20
All Causes436846143902422241604090412441614748393842334103—130

Table: AGES AT DEATH.The following statement gives the ages at which persons died in the Borough, and contrasts them with the returns for the preceding ten years :—

AGES AT DEATH.

The following statement gives the ages at which persons died in the Borough, and contrasts them with the returns for the preceding ten years :—

Ages.Number of Deaths, 1931.Mean Deaths (10 years, 1921-30.)Increase or Decrease on mean.
0-1 year337448— 111
1-5 years128259— 131
Under 5 years465707— 242
5-15 years95110— 15
15-25 „154156— 2
25-35 „182187— 5
35-45 „214278— 64
45-55 „439459— 20
55-66 „655656— 1
65-75 „882822+ 60
75 85 „799674+ 125
85 upwards218184+ 34
All Ages.4,1034,233— 130