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 1950
[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 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 | 119 | 26 | 21 | 166 | 602 | 1,826 | 2,760 | 1,419 | 1,341 |
| Percentages | 4.32 | 0.94 | 0.76 | 6.01 | 21.81 | 66.16 | |||
| 1. Tuberculosis, Respiratory | — | — | 1 | 30 | 32 | 26 | 89 | 58 | 31 |
| 2. Tuberculosis, Other | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 3. Syphilitic diseases | — | — | — | — | 6 | 14 | 20 | 15 | 5 |
| 4. Diphtheria | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| 5. Whooping Cough | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 6. Meningococcal Infection | — | 1 | — | — | —— | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| 7. Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
| 8. Measles | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | — | — | — | 4 | 20 | 46 | 70 | 43 | 27 |
| 11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | — | — | — | 5 | 63 | 61 | 129 | 115 | 14 |
| 12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | 23 | 41 | — | 41 |
| 13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 7 | 19 | — | 19 |
| 14. Other malignant neoplasms | — | 2 | 1 | 19 | 72 | 171 | 265 | 142 | 123 |
| 15. A-and-Leukaemia | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| 16. Diabetes | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
| 17. Vascular lesions of the nervous system | — | — | — | 4 | 52 | 196 | 262 | 101 | 161 |
| 18. Coronary disease, Angina | — | — | — | 7 | 73 | 218 | 298 | 170 | 128 |
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease | — | — | — | 3 | 17 | 130 | 150 | 64 | 86 |
| 20. Other heart disease | — | — | — | 14 | 39 | 316 | 369 | 130 | 239 |
| 21. Other circulatory disease | — | — | — | 2 | 26 | 109 | 137 | 61 | 76 |
| 22. Influenza | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| 23. Pneumonia | 13 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 95 | 145 | 75 | 70 |
| 24. Bronchitis | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 56 | 148 | 210 | 124 | 86 |
| 25. Other disease of the respiratory system | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 18 | 11 |
| 26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | — | — | — | 4 | 16 | 24 | 44 | 37 | 7 |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis, diarrhoea | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
| 28. Nephritis and Nephrosis | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 27 | 17 | 10 |
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostate | — | — | — | — | 1 | 20 | 21 | 21 | — |
| 30. Pregnancy, Childbirth and Abortion | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 |
| 31. Congenital Malformations | 24 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 20 | 18 |
| 32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 70 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 33 | 88 | 208 | 103 | 105 |
| 33. Motor vehicle accidents | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 6 |
| 34. All other accidents | 2 | 4 | — | 8 | 4 | 43 | 61 | 27 | 34 |
| 35. Suicide | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 6 |
| 36. Homicide | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |