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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 1946

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

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Table: CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION.

CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION.

Cause of DeathAges—Both SexesTotals
Under 1 year1 year and under 55 and under 1515 and under 4545 and under 6565 and upwardsAll AgesM.F.
All causes20725222466381,8092,9471,5511,396
1. Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers---------
2. Cerebrospinal fever11-21-523
3. Scarlet Fever---------
4. Whooping Cough63----945
5. Diphtheria---------
6. Tuberculosis of respiratory system--17249251458956
7. Other forms of tuberculosis2444121 /89
8. Syphilitic disease2--29518117
9. Influenza2--21013271314
10. Measles2-----22-
11. Acute poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis----1-1l-
12. Acute infectious encephalitis--1-1-22-
13. Cancer of buc. cav. and oesop (M)----8101818-
Cancer of uterus (F)---4161333-33
14. Cancer of stomach and duodenum---42153784731
15. Cancer of breast---7131535134
16. Cancer of all other sites--122116184323185138
17. Diabetes----661257
18. Intra-cranial Vascular lesions---15216321685131
19. Heart Disease--225109585721352369
20. Other diseases of the circulatory system_---3251111396871
21. Bronchitis3--56620127517798
22. Pneumonia32-34281011689177
23. Other respiratory diseases1--2102033249
24. Ulceration of the stomach or duodenum---61523443410
25. Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age)20-----20146
26. Appendicitis-21-13752
27. Other digestive diseases42171247734033
28. Nephritis---61128451728
29. Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis---4--4-4
30. Other maternal causes---4--4-4
31. Premature birth30-----301713
32. Congenital malformations, birth injury, infantile disease8621531985741
33. Suicide---1285251312
34. Road Traffic accidents-32441124177
35. Other violent causes1252610671024260
36. All other causes433333211919411084