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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CAUSE OF 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | - | 18 | 5 | 23 | 1 | |
2 Tuberculosis, Other | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
3 Syphilitic diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
4 Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
5 Whooping Cough | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
- | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
7 Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | |||||
8 Measles | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 8 | |
- | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | 9 | ||
10 Malignant neoplasm, stomach | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 35 | 26 | 61 | 10 | |
11 Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 73 | 14 | 52 | 18 | 8 | 145 | 26 | 171 | 11 | ||
12 Malignant neoplasm breast | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | 14 | - | 6 | - | 9 | - | 36 | 36 | 12 | |
13 Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 10 | - | 11 | - | 4 | - | 27 | 27 | 13 | |
14 Other malignant neoplasms | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 9 | 1 | 28 | 33 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 41 | 112 | 213 | 14 | ||||
15 A-and-Leukamia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 15 | |||
16 Diabetes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 10 | 16 | ||||
17 Vascular lesions of the nervous system | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 45 | 96 | 103 | 150 | 253 | 17 | ||
18 Coronary disease Angina | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | 97 | 22 | 74 | 62 | 57 | 89 | 237 | 173 | 410 | 18 | |
19 Hypertension with heart disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 19 | |
20 Other heart disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 28 | 40 | 106 | 79 | 150 | 229 | 20 | |
31 Other circulatory disease | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 11 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 73 | 46 | 100 | 146 | 21 | |
22 Influenza | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 21 | 39 | ||
23 Pneumonia | 8 | 8 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 13 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 44 | 53 | 86 | 90 | 176 | 23 | ||
24 Bronchitis | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 52 | 15 | 51 | 19 | 67 | 49 | 173 | 84 | 257 | 24 | |
25 Other disease of the respiratory system | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | - | 17 | 8 | 25 | 25 | ||
26 Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 26 | |
27 Gastritis enteritis diarrhœa | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 27 | |
28 Nepthritis and Nephrosis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 28 | |
29 Hyperplasia of prostate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 6 | - | 10 | - | 10 | 29 | |
30 Pregnancy Childbirth and Abortion | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6 | 30 | |
31 Congenital Malformations | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 18 | 12 | 30 | 31 | ||
32 Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 35 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 37 | 89 | 109 | 198 | 32 | |
33 Motor vehicle accidents | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 30 | 33 | ||
34 All other accidents | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 7 | - | 4 | 1 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 55 | 34 | ||
35 Suicide | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 32 | 35 | |
36 Homicide | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | 7 | 36 | |
All Causes | 65 | 44 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 58 | 40 | 406 | 211 | 349 | 297 | 404 | 652 | 1313 | 1267 | 2580 | ||
Totals | 109 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 98 | 617 | 646 | 1056 | 2580 | ||||||||||||
Percentages | 4.23 | 0.54 | 0.50 | 1.05 | 3.80 | 23.91 | 25.04 | 40.93 | 100 |