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 1960
[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 | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages | 0- | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65- | 75- | ||||||||||||
| M. | F. | Total | M. | F. | M | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| 1. Tuberculosis, Respiratory | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1. | |||||||||
| 2. Tuberculosis, Other | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | 2. | |
| 3. Syphilitic diseases | 5 | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | _ | _ | _ | - | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | 3 | 1 | 3. |
| 4. Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | _ | - | - | _ | - | - | _ | - | - | _ | _ | 4. |
| 5. Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | _ | _ | - | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 5. | |
| 6. Meningococcal Infection | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | _ | . | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 6. | ||
| 7. Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | _ | - | _ | - | _ | _ | - | _ | _ | - | _ | _ | _ | 7. | |
| 8. Measles | - | - | _ | - | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 8. |
| 9. Other infective and parasitic diseases | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | - | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 9. | |||
| 10. Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 47 | 32 | 79 | _ | _ | - | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 21 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 10. |
| 11. Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus | 156 | 26 | 182 | - | _ | _ | _ | - | _ | _ | 11 | 1 | 82 | 8 | 43 | 6 | 20 | 11 | 11. | |
| 12. Malignant neoplasm, breast | 1 | 36 | 37 | - | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | _ | _ | 3 | 1 | 17 | 5 | _ | 11 | 12. | ||
| 13. Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | 19 | 19 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | _ | _ | _ | 2 | _ | 8 | _ | 7 | _ | 2 | 13. |
| 14. Other malignant neoplasms | 97 | 125 | 222 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 38 | 20 | 34 | 26 | 41 | 14. |
| 15. A-and-Leukamia | 9 | 5 | 14 | _ | 1 | 3 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 3 | 1 | 4 | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 15. | |
| 16. Diabetes | 6 | 9 | 15 | _ | . | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 16. | ||
| 17. Vascular lesions of the nervous system | 88 | 151 | 239 | - | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 2 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 33 | 35 | 92 | 17. |
| 18 Coronary disease, Angina | 277 | 163 | 440 | - | _ | _ | - | - | _ | 1 | - | 13 | _ | 106 | 27 | 91 | 47 | 66 | 89 | 18. |
| 19. Hypertension with heart disease | 21 | 42 | 63 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 33 | 19. | |
| 20. Other heart disease | 78 | 147 | 225 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | - | 1 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 41 | 106 | 20. |
| 21. Other circulatory disease | 52 | 95 | 147 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 73 | 21. |
| 22. Influenza | - | 4 | 4 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | 22. |
| 23. Pneumonia | 77 | 81 | 158 | 13 | 6 | - | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | 12 | 5 | 18 | 24 | 33 | 45 | 23. | |
| 24. Bronchitis | 126 | 64 | 190 | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | _ | - | _ | 1 | 3 | 37 | 8 | 32 | 10 | 54 | 43 | 24. | |
| 25. Other disease of the respiratory system | 22 | 6 | 28 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 25. | |
| 26. Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 19 | 13 | 32 | - | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | - | 1 | _ | 6 | _ | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 26. | |
| 27. Gastritis, enteritis, diarrhoea | 2 | 11 | 13 | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | _ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | _ | 2 | 27. | |
| 28. Nepthritis and Nephrosis | 6 | 6 | 12 | _ | - | - | - | - | _ | 1 | _ | - | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 28. |
| 29. Hyperplasia of prostate | 10 | - | 10 | - | _ | - | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | - | - | 1 | _ | 4 | - | 5 | _ | 29. |
| 30. Pregnancy, Childbirth and Abortion | _ | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 30. |
| 31. Congenital Malformations | 12 | 15 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 2 | _ | 2 | 1 | _ | _ | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | _ | _ | - | 31. |
| 32. Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 84 | 81 | 165 | 43 | 22 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | - | 5 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 26 | 32. |
| 33. Motor vehicle accidents | 22 | 12 | 34 | _ | _ | _ | . | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 33. |
| 34. All other accidents | 35 | 22 | 57 | 2 | _ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | 7 | _ | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 34. | |
| 35. Suicide | 19 | 10 | 29 | - | _ | _ | _ | - | _ | 4 | _ | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 35. | |
| 36. Homicide | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36. |
| All Causes | 1283 | 1183 | 2466 | 68 | 41 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 5 | 68 | 45 | 416 | 207 | 321 | 256 | 376 | 621 | |
| Totals | 2466 | 109 | 11 | 9 | 27 | 113 | 623 | 577 | 997 | |||||||||||
| Percentages | 100 | 4.2 | 0.45 | 0.36 | 1.10 | 4. 58 | 25.26 | 23.40 | 40.43 | |||||||||||