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Islington 1965

[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 DeathAGE GROUPS
All AgesUnder 4 wks.4 weeks under 1 year1-5-15-25-35-45-55-65-75 & over
MPTotalMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
1.Tuberculosis, Respiratory12416--------------311-61221
2.Tuberculosis, Other112--------------1------12
3.Syphilitic diseases145----------------11-33
4.Diphtheria------------------------4
5.Whooping Cough------------------------5
6.Meningococcal Infection----------------------6
7.Acute Poliomyelitis-----.-----------------7
8.Measles------------------------8
9.Other infective and parasitic diseases-33-----------1-----1-1--9
10.Malignant neoplasm, stomach403575------------11811756682110
11.Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus15536191----------1-1-1666364610281411
12.Malignant neoplasm, breast15758-----------1-6-1418-13-1512
13.Malignant neoplasm, uterus-1717------.--.-.-3-3-4-5-213
14.Other malignant neoplasms134133267----1-111-22310161424284232444614
15.A-and-Leukaemia4711--------1--11----1-22315
16.Diabetes10818--------------2151112516
17.Vascular lesions of the nervous system92168260--1-------210-96171321414010717
18.Coronary disease. Angina321201522----------2-9142790268770919718
19.Hypertension with heart disease91019-------------1--3-343519
20.Other heart disease106243349----1-----335263121213300619320
21.Other circulatory disease59129188------------2114951424339521
22.Influenza-11---------------------122
23.Pneumonia10816827644116-2------1-645418306311823
24.Bronchitis11766183---1------1--1431943810554724
25.Other disease of the respiratory system151227---1-----11---3-42433525
26.Ulcer of stomach and duodenum9817----------1-----113-4726
27.Gastritis, enteritis, diarrhoea6915--11--------------124627
28.Nephritis and Nephrosis9413--------3-1-1-112-1--328
29.Hyperplasia of prostate6-6--------------------6-29
30.Pregnancy, Childbirth and Abortion-33---------1-2----------30
31.Congenital Malformations1482213214---1-----------1--31
32.Other defined and ill-defined diseases1081282364030243--1--334111812101625171632
33.Motor vehicle accidents20929-----2311-4-3-31222-2333
34.All other accidents312960-2111-1-313-3361411481634
35.Suicide281442--------12715-5143244335
36.Homicide314----------1-1-------1-36
A11 Causes1.4191.5162.93557381765541053216423014379295137320329480864
Totals2, 93595351191548722224326461350
Percentages1003. 241.190. 370.310.511.642. 457.5614.7222.0146.00