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Islington 1938

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

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15 1938

Deathsregistered in the Borough of Islington during the year ending1938.

Deaths of Non-Residents in Hospitals are excluded. Deaths of Residents in Public Institutions are distributed.

CAUSE OF DEATH.SexAll agesAGES.DISTRICTS.
0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-75-85 & upTuf.U.H.Toll.L.H.HBS.E.
ALL CAUSES.M. F.1,831 1,647180 11148 3819 1410 1427 1729 2373 6395 76205 112350 223395 418330 40470 134191 170214 204177 170222 159315 325296 234416 379
Typhoid and paratyphoid feversM.-----------1-------1
(1-2)F.1
MeaslesM.157143---------_1243473
(7)F.9
Scarlet FeverM.2_1------1___11
(8)F.-
Whooping CoughM.486-----------_1131341
(9)F.10
DiphtheriaM.9171212-------1243652
(10)F.14
InfluenzaM.9_12113_1612212126
(11)F.7
Encephalitis lethargicaM.1-------1__11111
(17)F.2
Cerebro-spinal FeverM.322-1--1--1---11131
(18)F.4
Tuberculosis of Respiratory SystemM.138_2_2152043393535126124242324342853
(23)F.72
Other Tuberculous diseasesM.1538312151_31331811
(24-32)F.12
SyphilisM.19____369337331244
(34)F.5
General Paralysis of the Insane—tabes dorsalis.M.3-------21211122
F.3
(83)
Cancer, Malignant diseaseM.249__1__827771391509314706357488673112
(45-53)F.260
DiabetesM.3_____13611112224
(59)F.9
Cerebral haemorrhage, etc.M.64______2392445358159144321438
(82)F.62
Heart diseaseM.444_21334172163140316331105971559894196145221
(90-95)F.562
AneurysmM.12______22273115326
(96)F.5
Other circulatory diseasesM.63___1_1515554215121278361643
(97-103)F.71
BronchitisM.82411_11241718363278101522272220
(106)F.42
Pneumonia (all forms)M.19445182343101524546360625353740514475
(107-109)F.113
Other respiratory diseasesM.2422154101195446571013
(110-114)F.25
Ulcer of Stomach and duodenumM.35------23101597141610816
(117)F.11
Diarrhoea, etc.M.69928_____2_1421071317192023
(119-120)F.40
AppendicitisM.7111212562313343
(121)F.12
Cirrhosis of liverM.4__1___1231112123
(124)F.5
Other diseases of Liver, etc.M..____________
(125)F.
Other digestive diseasesM.32111144713111646951311514
(115, 116, 122, 123, 126-129)F.31
Acute and Chronic NephritisM.52__112265132026204815612201920
(130-132)F.48
Puerperal sepsisF.5141211
(140 and 145)
Other puerperal causesF.71421132
(141-144) and (146-150)
Congenital debility, Premature birth,M.661041671218181420
Malformations, etc.F.39
(157-161)
SenilityM.9----------420188713896
(162) SuicideF. M.33 27-----2_7812102_28425911
(163-171)F.14
Other ViolenceM.63244368143610121781391012141821
(172-198)F.34
Other defined diseasesM.11419813784121318333228722222226352738
F.78
Causes ill-defined or unknownM.1-------------------
F.2

The numbers in brackets in Col. 1 indicate the classification in the International List of Causes of Death, adopted by the
Registrar General for England.