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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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[1932
(Ministry of Health Return.)
CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 1932.
| Causes of Death. | Sex | All ages | 0— | 1— | 2- | 5— | 15— | 25— | 35— | 45- | 55— | 65— | 75— |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | M | 2081 | 207 | 47 | 25 | 41 | 66 | 83 | 118 | 244 | 370 | 477 | 403 |
| F | 1985 | 138 | 42 | 30 | 47 | 66 | 80 | 96 | 168 | 291 | 414 | 613 | |
| Measles | M | 34 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 18 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Scarlet Fever | M | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 4 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Whooping Cough | M | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| F | 16 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Diphtheria | M | 7 | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 12 | - | - | 4 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Influenza | M | 52 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
| F | 59 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 19 | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | M | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Cerebrospinal fever | M | 8 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| F | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M | 153 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 25 | 10 | 3 |
| F | 118 | - | - | 1 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 3 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | M | 25 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 17 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Syphilis | M | 19 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | - |
| F | 11 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | - | |
| General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | m | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| F | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | - | - | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | m | 284 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 5 | 7 | 37 | 89 | 99 | 45 |
| F | 262 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 44 | 71 | 62 | 63 | |
| Diabetes | M | 12 | - | - | - | — | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| F | 28 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 8 | 13 | 2 | |
| Cerebral haemorrhage, &c. | M | 70 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 27 |
| F | 98 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 14 | 35 | 41 | |
| Heart Disease | M | 374 | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 37 | 85 | 115 | 114 |
| F | 445 | - | - | - | 3 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 24 | 60 | 125 | 190 | |
| Aneurysm | M | 20 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| F | 14 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
| Other circulatory diseases | M | 60 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 5 | 8 | 18 | 28 |
| F | 66 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 14 | 20 | 28 | |
| Bronchitis | M | 88 | 8 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 20 | 30 |
| F | 77 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 7 | 16 | 45 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 180 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 29 | 28 | 35 | 24 |
| F | 156 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 37 | |
| Other respiratory diseases | M | 40 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 20 |
| F | 35 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | |
| Peptic ulcer | M | 32 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| F | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | |
| Diarrhoea, &c | m | 40 | 34 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | |
| F | 33 | 24 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Appendicitis | M | 16 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| F | 8 | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 13 | - | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | - | ||||
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | ||
| Other diseases of liver, etc. | M | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| F | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Other digestive diseases | M | 30 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| F | 39 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 7 | |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | m | 55 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 6 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 12 |
| F | 69 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 6 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 19 | |
| Puerperal Sepsis | F | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Other puerperal causes | F | 7 | - | -- | - | - | 4 | - | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Congenital Debility and Premature Birth, Malfor-nations, etc | M | 93 | 92 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| F | 55 | 54 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Senility | M | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 34 |
| F | 79 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 78 | |
| Suicide | M | 32 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1 |
| F | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | - | 1 | |
| Other violence | M | 71 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 7 |
| F | 49 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | I | 6 | 9 | 21 | |
| Other Defined Diseases | M | 192 | 11 | 3 | - | 10 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 23 | 61 | 32 |
| F | 150 | 8 | - | 2 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 29 | 29 | |
| causes Ill-defined or unknown | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Legitimate. Illegitimate.
Deaths under 1 year M. 189 18 Registered Births M. 2577
F. 125 13 F. 2529