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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 1964
[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 | Under 4 wks. | 4 weeks under 1 year | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75 &over | ||||||||||||||||
| M | F | Total | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |||
| 1. | Tuberculosis, Respiratory | 3 | 5 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 |
| 2. | Tuberculosis, Other | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| 3. | Syphilitic diseases | 4 | 1 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | 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 | 30 | 18 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 8 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| 11. | Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus | 138 | 38 | 174 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 61 | 9 | 40 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 11 |
| 12. | Malignant neoplasm, breast | – | 35 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | 5 | . | 8 | – | 10 | . | 7 | 12 |
| 13. | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | – | 20 | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | . | 10 | – | 5 | – | 4 | 13 |
| 14. | Other malignant neoplasms | 113 | 102 | 215 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 30 | 19 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 35 | 14 |
| 15. | A–and–Leukaemia | 12 | 5 | 17 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| 16. | Diabetes | 7 | 11 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 16 |
| 17i | Vascular lesions of the nervous system | 79 | 162 | 241 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 38 | 97 | 17 |
| 18. | Coronary disease. Angina | 273 | 214 | 487 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 82 | 21 | 72 | 69 | 83 | 112 | 18 |
| 19. | Hypertension with heart disease | 9 | 17 | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 19 |
| 20. | Other heart disease | 69 | 183 | 252 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 150 | 20 |
| 21. | Other circulatory disease | 67 | 118 | 185 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | – | 9 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 28 | 89 | 21 |
| 22. | Influenza | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 22 |
| 23. | Pneumonia | 78 | 81 | 159 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 38 | 54 | 23 |
| 24. | Bronchitis | 93 | 45 | 138 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | 18 | 6 | 29 | 13 | 34 | 25 | 24 |
| 25. | Other disease of the respiratory system | 15 | 6 | 21 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 4 | – | 5 | 1 | 5 | – | 25 |
| 26. | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 13 | 9 | 22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 26 | |
| 27. | Gastritis, enteritis, diarrhoea | 3 | 5 | 8 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | 27 |
| 28. | Nephritis and Nephrosis | 8 | 6 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4, | 28 |
| 29. | Hyperplasia of prostate | 6 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 4 | – | 29 |
| 30. | Pregnancy, Childbirth and Abortion | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 30 |
| 31. | Congenital Malformations | 19 | 14 | 33 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | 31 |
| 32. | Other defined and ill–defined diseases | 82 | 100 | 182 | 37 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 16 | 29 | 32 |
| 33. | Motor vehicle accidents | 11 | 16 | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | 3 | 3 | 33 |
| 34. | All other accidents | 25 | 24 | 49 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 34 |
| 35. | Suicide | 18 | 17 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | 35 |
| 38. | Homicide | 4 | – | 4 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 36 |
| Causes | 1,182 | 1,256 | 2,438 | 46 | 40 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 32 | 18 | 30 | 27 | 104 | 66 | 273 | 130 | 293 | 275 | 358 | 670 | ||
| Totals | 2,438 | 86 | 27 | 11 | 14 | 24 | 50 | 57 | 170 | 403 | 568 | 1028 | |||||||||||||||
| Percentages | 100 | 3.53 | 1.11 | 0.45 | 0.57 | 0.98 | 2.05 | 2. 34 | 6.97 | 16.53 | 23.30 | 42.17 | |||||||||||||||