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Islington 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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89 1936
(Ministry of Health Return.)
Metropolitan Borough of Islington.
CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 1936.
| Causes of Death. | Sex | All ages | 0— | 1— | 2— | 5— | 15— | 25— | 35— | 45— | 55— | 65— | 75— |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes | M | 1950 | 163 | 24 | 38 | 31 | 53 | 93 | 100 | 194 | 379 | 494 | 381 |
| F | 1835 | 126 | 36 | 36 | 29 | 56 | 69 | 92 | 132 | 266 | 395 | 598 | |
| Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | -- | |
| Measles | M | 27 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 28 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Scarlet Fever | M | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 4 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Whooping Cough | M | 10 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||
| Diphtheria | M | 16 | - | - | 6 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| F | 16 | - | - | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Influenza | M | 23 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| F | 15 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | M | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | — |
| F | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | M | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | -. |
| F | 2 | — | - | 1 | 1 | - | -. | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory system | M | 131 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 29 | 21 | 25 | 29 | 9 | - |
| F | 78 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 25 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | M | 12 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| F | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | _ | |
| Syphilis | M | 11 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| F | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | —. | |
| General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | M | 11 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| F | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | M | 282 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | 10 | 33 | 93 | 104 | 34 |
| F | 288 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 36 | 78 | 80 | 60 | |
| Diabetes | M | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 5 | 2 |
| F | 22 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | |
| Cerebral haemorrhage, &c. | M | 57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 22 |
| F | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 36 | |
| Heart Disease | M | 424 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 29 | 82 | 152 | 137 |
| F | 468 | - | - | - | 3 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 23 | 58 | 130 | 213 | |
| Aneurysm | M | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| F | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Other circulatory diseases | M | 82 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 18 | 30 | 27 |
| F | 106 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 5 | 17 | 26 | 55 | |
| Bronchitis | M | 81 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 24 | 27 |
| F | 69 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 36 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 179 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 36 | 41 | 24 |
| F | 114 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 31 | |
| Other respiratory diseases | M | 47 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 4 | 2 | 7 | 29 |
| F | 46 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 37 | |
| Peptic ulcer | M | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| F | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| Diarrhoea, &c. | M | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - |
| F | 35 | 27 | 3 | 1 | - | _ | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Appendicitis | M | 13 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| F | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 9 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | - |
| F | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | |
| Other diseases of liver, etc. | M | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| F | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 6 | |
| Other digestive diseases | M | 31 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
| F | 30 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 • | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | M | 53 | - | - | 1 | - | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 8 |
| F | 49 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 15 | |
| Puerperal Sepsis | F | 5 | - | - | \- | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Other puerperal causes | F | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Congenital Debility and Premature Birth, Malformation, etc. | M | 71 | 68 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| F | 46 | 43 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | |
| Senility | M | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 10 |
| F | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 31 | |
| Suicide | M | 29 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 5 | 8 | 9 | 4 | - |
| F | 20 | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | . — | _ | |
| Other violence | M | 76 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 1 |
| F | 60 | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 27 | |
| Other Defined Diseases | M | 148 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 30 | 36 | 31 |
| F | 136 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 30 | 27 | |
| Causes Ill-defined or unknown | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | — |
| F | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Legitimate. Illegitimate.
Deaths under 1 year ^ Registered Births 9288