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 OF DEATH | AGE GROUPS | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 10 | 3 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 1. |
2. | Tuberculosis, Other | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2. |
3. | Syphilitic diseases | 4 | 2 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3. |
4. | Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4. | |
5. | Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5. |
6. | Meningococcal Infection | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6. |
7. | Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7. |
8. | Measles . | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8. |
9. | Other infective and parasitic diseases | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | — | - | 9. |
10. | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 47 | 25 | 72 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 10. |
11. | Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus | 144 | 22 | 166 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 77 | 7 | 46 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 11. |
12. | Malignant neoplasm, breast | 1 | 38 | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 18 | - | 6 | 1 | 8 | 12. |
13. | Malignant, neoplasm, uterus | 12 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 7 | - | 3 | - | 1 | 13. | |
14. | Other malignant neoplasm | 113 | 122 | 235 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | 8 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 31 | 36 | 42 | 42 | 14. |
15. | A-and-Leukaemia | 7 | 10 | 17 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15. |
16. | Di abetes | 1 | 10 | 11 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | 16. |
17. | Vascular lesions of the nervous system | - 96 | 150 | 246 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 18 | 27 | 33 | 34 | 94 | 17. |
18. | Coronary disease, Angina | 269 | 186 | 455 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 8 | 1 | 100 | 27 | 80 | 55 | 80 | 103 | 18. |
19. | Hypertension with heart disease | 18 | 24 | 42 | _ | _ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 19. |
20. | Other heart disease | 80 | 140 | 220 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 21 | 24 | 34 | 100 | 20. |
21. | Other circulatory disease | 42 | 124 | 166 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 98 | 21. |
22. | Influenza | 5 | 4 | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22. |
23. | Pneumonia | 85 | 111 | 196 | 11 | 5 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 12 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 41 | 81 | |
24. | Bronchitis | 135 | 87 | 222 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 32 | 13 | 47 | 18 | 53 | 53 | 24. |
25. | Other disease of the respiratory system | 27 | 13 | 40 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 25. |
26. | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 31 | 17 | 48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 6 | - | 8 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 26. |
27. | Gastritis, enteritis, diarrhoea | 6 | 7 | 13 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 27. |
28. | Nepthritis and Nephrosis | 13 | 6 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 5 | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | 28. |
29. | Hyperplasia of prostate | 5 | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 29. |
30. | Pregnancy. Childbirth and Abortion | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 30. | |
31. | Congenital Malformations | 16 | 12 | 28 | 10 | 9 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 31. |
32. | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 80 | 103 | 183 | 30 | 31 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 32 | 32. |
33. | Motor vehicle accidents | 7 | 14 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 33. |
34. | All other accidents | 32 | 27 | 59 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | - | 3 | - | 9 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 34. |
35. | Suicide | 16 | 9 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 4 | 8 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 35. |
36. | Homicide | 4 | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 36. | |
All Causes | 1,297 | 1 284 | 2,581 | 61 | 50 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 65 | 46 | 391 | 195 | 347 | 271 | 404 | 702 | ||
Totals | 2,661 | 111 | 15 | 8 | 26 | 111 | 586 | 618 | 1,106 | ||||||||||||
Percentages | 100 | 4.30 | 0.58 | 0.31 | 1.01 | 4.30 | 22.71 | 23.94 | 42.85 |