London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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| Cause of Death | Ages—Both Sexes | Totals | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 year | 1 1 year and under 5 | 5 and under 15 | 15 and under 45 | 45 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | All Ages | M. | F. | |
| All causes | 162 | 29 | 15 | 210 | 647 | 1,619 | 2,682 | 1,417 | 1,265 |
| Percentages | 6.04 | 1.08 | 0.55 | 7.84 | 24.12 | 60.37 | |||
| 1. Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2. Cerebrospinal fever | 2 | 1 | — | — | —_ | — | 3 | l | 2 |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| 4. Whooping Cough | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 5. Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6. Tuberculosis of respiratory system | 1 | 1 | 1 | 79 | 49 | 26 | 157 | 105 | 52 |
| 7. Other forms of tuberculosis | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 12 | |
| 8. Syphilitic disease | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 6 |
| 9. Influenza | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 6 | 3 | |
| 10. Measles | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 11. Acute poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12.. Acute infectious encephalitis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 13. Cancer of buc. cav. and oesop (M) | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 16 | 16 | — |
| Cancer of uterus (F) | — | — | — | 1 | 18 | 10 | 29 | — | 29 |
| 14. Cancer of stomach and duodenum | — | — | — | 8 | 33 | 48 | 89 | 48 | 41 |
| 15. Cancer of breast | — | — | — | 2 | 25 | 27 | 54 | — | 54 |
| 16. Cancer of all other sites | — | 1 | 1 | 19 | 116 | 198 | 335 | 204 | 131 |
| 17. Diabetes | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 9 |
| 18. Intra cranial Vascular lesions | — | — | — | 6 | 52 | 158 | 216 | 94 | 122 |
| 19. Heart Disease | _ | — | 2 | 19 | 114 | 463 | 598 | 279 | 318 |
| 20. Other diseases of the circulatory | |||||||||
| system | — | — | — | 5 | 24 | 135 | 164 | 81 | 83 |
| 21. Bronchitis | 7 | — | — | 2 | 49 | 139 | 197 | 136 | 61 |
| 22. Pneumonia | 29 | 4 | — | 4 | 24 | 107 | 168 | 95 | 73 |
| 23. Other respiratory diseases | 1 | — | — | 5 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 13 | 12 |
| 24. Ulceration of the stomach or duo | |||||||||
| denum | — | — | — | 2 | 15 | 24 | 41 | 31 | 10 |
| 25. Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| 26. Appendicitis | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| 27. Other digestive diseases | — | 2 | — | 2 | 19 | 48 | 71 | 29 | 42 |
| 28. Nephritis | — | — | 1 | 4 | 12 | 27 | 44 | 24 | 20 |
| 29. Puerperal and post-abortive sepsis | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | _— | 3 |
| 30. Other maternal causes | — | —_ | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 31. Premature birth | 23 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 16 | 7 | |
| Congenital malformations, birth injury, infantile disease | 58 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 67 | 42 | 25 |
| 33. Suicide | _ | — | — | 5 | 19 | 11 | 35 | 22 | 13 |
| 34. Road Traffic accidents | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 9 |
| 35. Other violent causes | 19 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 59 | 103 | 46 | 57 |
| 36. All other causes | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 33 | 81 | 135 | 79 | 56 |