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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1965: CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION (REGISTRAR GENERAL'S RETURNS)
Cause of Death | AGE GROUPS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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All Ages | Under 4 wks. | 4 weeks under 1 year | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75 & over | ||||||||||||||||
M | P | 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 | 12 | 4 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
2. | Tuberculosis, Other | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
3. | Syphilitic diseases | 1 | 4 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 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 | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 9 |
10. | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 40 | 35 | 75 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 10 | |
11. | Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus | 155 | 36 | 191 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 16 | 6 | 63 | 6 | 46 | 10 | 28 | 14 | 11 |
12. | Malignant neoplasm, breast | 1 | 57 | 58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 6 | - | 14 | 1 | 8 | - | 13 | - | 15 | 12 |
13. | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | 17 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | . | - | - | . | - | . | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | 4 | - | 5 | - | 2 | 13 |
14. | Other malignant neoplasms | 134 | 133 | 267 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 24 | 28 | 42 | 32 | 44 | 46 | 14 |
15. | A-and-Leukaemia | 4 | 7 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 |
16. | Diabetes | 10 | 8 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 16 |
17. | Vascular lesions of the nervous system | 92 | 168 | 260 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | 9 | 6 | 17 | 13 | 21 | 41 | 40 | 107 | 17 |
18. | Coronary disease. Angina | 321 | 201 | 522 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 9 | 1 | 42 | 7 | 90 | 26 | 87 | 70 | 91 | 97 | 18 |
19. | Hypertension with heart disease | 9 | 10 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 |
20. | Other heart disease | 106 | 243 | 349 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 30 | 06 | 193 | 20 |
21. | Other circulatory disease | 59 | 129 | 188 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 24 | 33 | 95 | 21 |
22. | Influenza | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 22 |
23. | Pneumonia | 108 | 168 | 276 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 6 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 30 | 63 | 118 | 23 |
24. | Bronchitis | 117 | 66 | 183 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 38 | 10 | 55 | 47 | 24 |
25. | Other disease of the respiratory system | 15 | 12 | 27 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | - | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 25 |
26. | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 9 | 8 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 4 | 7 | 26 |
27. | Gastritis, enteritis, diarrhoea | 6 | 9 | 15 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 27 |
28. | Nephritis and Nephrosis | 9 | 4 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 28 |
29. | Hyperplasia of prostate | 6 | - | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | 29 |
30. | Pregnancy, Childbirth and Abortion | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 30 |
31. | Congenital Malformations | 14 | 8 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 31 |
32. | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 108 | 128 | 236 | 40 | 30 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 32 | |
33. | Motor vehicle accidents | 20 | 9 | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | - | 3 | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 3 | 33 |
34. | All other accidents | 31 | 29 | 60 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 34 |
35. | Suicide | 28 | 14 | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | - | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 35 |
36. | Homicide | 3 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 36 |
A11 Causes | 1.419 | 1.516 | 2.935 | 57 | 38 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 32 | 16 | 42 | 30 | 143 | 79 | 295 | 137 | 320 | 329 | 480 | 864 | |||
Totals | 2, 935 | 95 | 35 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 48 | 72 | 222 | 432 | 646 | 1350 | |||||||||||||||
Percentages | 100 | 3. 24 | 1.19 | 0. 37 | 0.31 | 0.51 | 1.64 | 2. 45 | 7.56 | 14.72 | 22.01 | 46.00 |