[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough] page 11

Islington 1961

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]

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Coronary Disease with Angina

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There has also been some increase in deaths due to this cause in women but this seems to have affected almost entirely women over the age of 65.

Ages	25 -		45 -		65 -		75 -		Total
Ages	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F
1952	5	-	79	18	69	40	66	72	219	130
1953	15	2	62	16	76	56	52	70	205	144
1954	8	-	57	13	54	51	59	66	178	130
1955	9	1	78	20	70	47	52	79	209	147
1956	4	2	72	23	62	51	80	75	218	151
1957	10	2	78	25	50	49	70	95	208	171
1958	7	1	71	21	68	74	66	88	212	184
1959	9	-	97	22	74	62	57	89	237	173
1960	13	-	106	27	91	47	66	89	276	163
1961	14	-	103	17	60	58	64	87	241	162
Totals	94	8	803	202	674	535	632	810	2203	1555

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Accidents

The following table gives the deaths from accidents to Islington residents from 1952 onwards:-

	1952	1953	1954	1955	1956	1957	1958	1959	1960	1961
Motor vehicle accidents	18	18	19	33	29	21	30	30	34	29
Other violent accidents	48	46	40	50	51	52	40	55	57	60

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In the following table causes of accidental deaths in 1961 are analysed, in their respective age groups.

Type	0-	1-	5-	15-	25-	45-	65-	75+	M.	F.	Total
Motor Vehicle Accidents	1	1	-	5	4	5	5	8	22	7	29
Fails	-	-	-	-	3	6	5	12	16	8	26
Accidental Poisoning (Solid, Liquid Gases and Vapours)	-	-	-	-	2	5	1	3	9	2	11
Drowing	-	-	2	2	-	1	-	-	5	-	5
Fire	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	3	6
Inhalation of Stomach contents, ingestion of food, etc	-	-	-	.	-	-	-	-	•	-	-
Other (Railway Accidents,etc.)	1	-	1	2	2	3	2	1	10	2	12
Total	2	4	3	9	11	20	13	27	67	22	89

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Fatalities due to motor vehicle accidents were lower than in 1960. Other fatal
accidents were increased by 3.