Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 OP DEATH | AGE GROUPS | |||||||||||||||||||
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0- | 1- | 5- | 15- | 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 | _ | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | - | 22 | 9 | 31 | 1 |
2. Tuberculosis, Other | _ | - | _ | _ | _ | _ | . | - | _ | _ | _ | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
3. Syphilitic diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3 |
4 Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
5. Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | . | - | - | . | - | - | _ | - | _ | - | _ | 5 |
6. Meningococcal Infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | _ | - | - | _ | - | - | . | _ | _ | _ | _ | 6 |
7. Acute Polionyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | _ | _ | - | . | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | _ | 7 |
8. Measles | - | - | _ | . | 1 | _ | _ | _ | . | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | . | 1 | - | 1 | 8 |
9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | _ | - | - | - | 2 | _ | - | _ | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 43 | 29 | 72 | 10 |
11. Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus | - | - | - | - | . - | - | - | - | 7 | 2 | 63 | 6 | 42 | 11 | 18 | 5 | 130 | 24 | 154 | 11 |
12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 1 | 14 | - | 11 | - | 8 | 1 | 40 | 41 | 12 |
13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | _ | 9 | - | 9 | - | 6 | - | 28 | 28 | 13 |
14, Other malignant neoplasms | _ | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 46 | 37 | 116 | 99 | 215 | 14 |
15. A-and-Leukamia | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 15 |
16. Diabetes | _ | . | _ | . | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 |
17. Vascular lesions of the nervous system | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 22 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 89 | 99 | 154 | 253 | 17 |
18. Coronary disease, Angina | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | _ | 7 | 71 | 21 | 68 | 74 | 66 | 88 | 212 | 184 | 396 | 18 | |
19. Hypertension with heart disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 42 | 64 | 19 |
20. Other heart disease | - | - | - | - | _ | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 36 | 56 | 159 | 94 | 215 | 309 | 20 |
21. Other circulatory disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 55 | 38 | 80 | 118 | 21 |
22. Influenza | - | - | - | _ | - | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | - | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 22 |
23. Pneumoni a | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | _ | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 37 | 50 | 73 | 90 | 163 | 23 |
24. Bronchitis | 1 | 3 | . | _ | - | _ | _ | _ | 3 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 51 | 24 | 57 | 48 | 141 | 87 | 228 | 24 |
25. Other disease of the respiratory system | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 10 | - | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 28 | 25 |
26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | - | - | - | _ | - | _ | . | - | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 10 | 40 | 26 |
27, Gastritis, enteritis, diarrhoea | 1 | 1 | - | - | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 2 | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 27 |
28. Nepth'ritis and Nephrosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | _ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 28 |
29. Hyperplasia of prostate | - | - | - | - | - | . | _ | _ | _ | - | _ | _ | 5 | _ | 9 | _ | 16 | _ | 16 | 29 |
30. Pregnancy, Childbirth and Abortion | - | - | - | _ | _ | _ | - | 1 | _ | 5 | _ | . | _ | - | _ | _ | . | 6 | 6 | 30 |
31. Congenital Malformations | 8 | 20 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | _ | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 11 | 23 | 34 | 31 |
32. Otfyer defined and ill-defined diseases | 26 | 26 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 35 | 81 | 101 | 182 | 32 |
33. Motor vehicle accidents | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | _ | 5 | - | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 30 | 33 |
34. All other accidents | _ | _ | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 3 | _ | 6 | _ | 2 | _ | 6 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 15 | 40 | 34 |
35. Suicide | - | - | - | _ | - | . | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | _ | 1 | _ | 21 | 12 | 33 | 35 |
36. Homicide | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | . - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 36 | |
All Causes | 45 | 62 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 61 | 56 | 347 | 197 | 363 | 327 | 427 | 659 | 1273 | 1321 | 2594 | |
Totals | 107 | 13 | 11 | 117 | 544 | 690 | 1086 | 2594 | ||||||||||||
Percentages | 4.13 | 0.50 | 0.42 | 1.00 | 4.51 | 20.97 | 26,60 | 41,87 | 1.00 |