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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION (REGISTRAR GENERAL'S RETURNS)
| Cause of Death | Age Groups | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0— | i- | 5— | i^- | 25— | 45— | 65— | 75— | All Ages | ||||||||||||
| M. | F- | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | Total | ||
| 1. Tuberculosis. Respiratory | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 34 | 1 |
| 2. Tuberculosis, Other | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| 3. Syphilitic diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 3 |
| 4. Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 5. Whooping Cough | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 6. Meningococcal Infection | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 7. Acute Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| 8. Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| 10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 45 | 22 | 67 | 10 |
| 11. Malignant neoplasm, lung, bronchus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 69 | 9 | 43 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 119 | 22 | 141 | 11 |
| 12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 20 | — | 15 | — | 6 | — | 48 | 48 | 12 |
| 13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 14 | — | 6 | — | 4 | — | 26 | 26 | 13 |
| 14. Other malignant neoplasms | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 12 | 7 | 40 | 29 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 123 | 10 | 225 | 14 |
| 15 A—and-Leukaemia | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 16. Diabetes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 16 |
| 17. Vascular lesions of the nervous svstem | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 22 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 82 | 90 | 148 | 238 | 17 |
| 18. Coronary disease, Angina | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 72 | 23 | 62 | 51 | 80 | 75 | 218 | 151 | 369 | 18 |
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease . | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 29 | 41 | 70 | 19 |
| 20. Other heart disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 27 | 63 | 162 | 108 | 209 | 317 | 20 |
| 21. Other circulatory disease | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 29 | 61 | 60 | 121 | 21 |
| 22. Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 22 |
| 23. Pneumonia | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 43 | 60 | 85 | 92 | 177 | 23 |
| 24. Bronchitis | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 62 | 9 | 42 | 12 | 55 | 49 | 163 | 72 | 235 | 24 |
| 25. Other disease of the respiratory system | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 25 |
| 26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 21 | 45 | 26 |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis, diarrhoea | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 27 |
| 28. Nephritis and Nephrosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 13 | 2 | 15 | 28 |
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 12 | — | 15 | — | 15 | 29 |
| 30. Pregnancy, Childbirth and Abortion | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 30 |
| 31. Congenital Malformations | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 31 |
| 32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 36 | 19 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 7 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 21 | 21 | 36 | 89 | 105 | 194 | 32 |
| 33. Motor vehicle accidents | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | 4 | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 33 |
| 34. All other accidents | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 28 | 23 | 51 | 34 |
| 35. Suicide | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 34 | 35 |
| 36. Homicide | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 |
| All Causes | 55 | 36 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 70 | 48 | 399 | 221 | 346 | 296 | 437 | 608 | 1,335 | 1,231 | 2,566 | |
| Totals | 91 | 21 | 13 | 16 | 118 | 620 | 642 | 1045 | 2,566 | |||||||||||
| Percentages | 3.55 | 0.82 | 0.51 | 0.62 | 4.60 | 24.16 | 25.02 | 40.72 | 100 | |||||||||||