London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Islington 1959

[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 DEATHAGE GROUPS
0-1-5-15-25-45-65-75-All Ages
M.F.M.F.M.F.MF.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.Total
1. Tuberculosis, Respiratory-1------1172317-185231
2 Tuberculosis, Other-----------1---1-222
3 Syphilitic diseases------------11112243
4 Diphtheria-------------------4
5 Whooping Cough-1---------------115
6 Meningococcal Infection-11----------1--1236
7 Acute Poliomyelitis---1212-1-------5277
8 Measles--1-------------1-18
9 Other infective and parasitic diseases--1-------111--132-9
10 Malignant neoplasm, stomach--------111421010101335266110
11 Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus--------2-73145241881452617111
12 Malignant neoplasm breast---------7-14-6-9-363612
13 Malignant neoplasm, uterus---------2-10-11-4-272713
14 Other malignant neoplasms--1-22-19128332934324110111221314
15 A-and-Leukamia---1----1-1212-2371015
16 Diabetes----------22-213371016
17 Vascular lesions of the nervous system-1------2429202729459610315025317
18 Coronary disease Angina--------9-97227462578923717341018
19 Hypertension with heart disease----------7247122123305319
20 Other heart disease------1-4416121828401067915022920
31 Other circulatory disease------1-2-117132019734610014621
22 Influenza------11-1546561018213922
23 Pneumonia8811-12-1-13917184453869017623
24 Bronchitis2-------115215511967491738425724
25 Other disease of the respiratory system1---1----134636-1782525
26 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum---------133514512102226
27 Gastritis enteritis diarrhœa1---------111323571227
28 Nepthritis and Nephrosis1-----1-4-3123-11151628
29 Hyperplasia of prostate------------4-6-10-1029
30 Pregnancy Childbirth and Abortion-------1-5-------6630
31 Congenital Malformations13512-121--22---118123031
32 Other defined and ill-defined diseases3525-----1681617172115378910919832
33 Motor vehicle accidents----2-3-4245233218123033
34 All other accidents32121--13-7-4182227285534
35 Suicide------2341116121119133235
36 Homicide1-----123-------52736
All Causes6544778516115840406211349297404652131312672580
Totals1091413279861764610562580
Percentages4.230.540.501.053.8023.9125.0440.93100