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Islington 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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[1931
(Ministry of Health Return.)
CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 1931.
| Causes of Death. | Sex | All ages | 0— | 1— | 2— | 5~ | 15— | 25— | 45— | 65— | 75— |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | M | 2028 | 192 | 34 | 29 | 51 | 80 | 194 | 613 | 440 | 395 |
| F | 2087 | 148 | 38 | 28 | 45 | 76 ' | 202 | 482 | 442 | 626 | |
| Enteric Fever | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Small Pox | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — | |
| Measles | M | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | —— |
| F | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Scarlet Fever | M | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| F | 4 | _ | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Whooping Cough | M | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 22 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Diphtheria | M | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Influenza ... | M | 45 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 1 |
| F | 41 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 15 | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | M | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| F | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Meningococcal Meningitis | M | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| F | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M | 152 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 46 | 02 | 11 | 3 |
| F | 129 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 43 | 47 | 28 | 4 | 2 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | M | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — |
| F | 27 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | M | 257 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 9 | 105 | 100 | 40 |
| F | 271 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 26 | 123 | 70 | 50 | |
| Syphilis | M | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | |
| F | 6 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | I | ||||
| Diabetes | M F | 13 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 12 | 6 13 | 3 4 |
| Cerebral haemorrhage, &c. | M | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 27 | 22 |
| F | 94 | 2 | 25 | 34 | 33 | ||||||
| Heart Disease | M | 363 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 24 | 117 | 99 | 113 |
| F | 508 | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 25 | 95 | 158 | 218 | |
| Aneurysm | M F | 15 5 | — — | — — | — — | — — | — — | 1 — | 9 5 | 5 — | — — |
| Bronchitis | M | 115 | 8 | — | 1 | _ | 1 | 5 | 34 | 22 | 44 |
| F | 115 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 23 | 72 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 209 | 43 | IS | 0 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 47 | 32 | 34 |
| F | 165 | 34 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 36 | 29 | 34 | |
| Other respiratory diseases | M | 46 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 20 |
| F | 46 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | I | 2 | 6 | 4 | 28 | |
| Ulcer of stomach or duodenum | M | 47 | — | — | — | _ | 1 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 3 |
| F | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Diarrhoea, &c | M | 36 | 33 | 1 | — | — | _ | 1 | — | — | I |
| F | 35 | 20 | 5 | 1 | _ | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis | M | 16 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | 1 |
| F | 9 | _ | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | — |
| F | 7 | _ | — | — | — | _ | — | 5 | 2 | — | |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | M | 59 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 10 |
| F | 51 | __ | — | _ | 1 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 10 | |
| Puerperal Sepsis | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 12 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | — | |
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| F | 11 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | |
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, Premature Birth | M | 80 | 79 | — | — | _ | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| F | 52 | 51 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Suicide | M | 32 | _ | — | — | _ | 3 | 5 | 20 | 3 | 1 |
| Other deaths from violence | F | 15 | _ | — | — | _ | _ | 5 | 7 | 3 | — |
| M | 74 | 1 | — | 2 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 7 | |
| Other Defined Diseases | F | 57 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 19 |
| M | 326 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 83 | 85 | 92 | |
| 1 auses Ill-defined or unknown | F | 344 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 35 | 77 | 62 | 136 |
| M | 1 | _ | — | _ | _ | _ | 1 | — | — | ||
| F | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Legitimate.
Illegitimate.
Deaths under 1 year
M. 175 17
F. 134 14