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Islington 1966

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

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1966: CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION (REGISTRAR GENERAL'S RETURNS)

CAUSE OF DEATHAGE GROUPS
All AgesUnder 4 wks.4 weeks under 1 year1-5-15-25-35-45-5 5-65-75 & over
MFTotalMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
1.Tuberculosis, Respiratory15318----1-----1----151216-1
2.Tuberculosis, Other-11---------------------12
3.Syphilitic diseases6814--------------111131153
4.Diphtheria-------------------------4
5.Whooping Cough-------------------------5
6.Meningococcal Infections1-1----------------1-----6
7.Acute Poliomyelitis-------------------------7
8.Measles-------------------------8
9.Other infective and parasitic diseases448---1--------2--12----29
10.Malignant neoplasm, stomach323769------------2-311288872010
11.Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus18628214------------51174664627361211
12.Malignant neoplasm, breast-4343-----------1-5-12-9-8-812
13.Malignant neoplasm, uterus-2323-------------3-5-4-8-313
14.Other malignant neoplasms133112245----1----1313616837274235313414
15.A-and-Leukaemia325-------------11-1--11-15
16.Diabetes51015-1--------------42-41316
17.Vascular lesions of the nervous system98186284--11------1--386171824564710217
18.Coronary disease, Angina310193503------------122479833010358659418
19.Hypertension with heart disease81927--------------1-2-1641319
20.Other heart disease130256386--1---1--122-245101114299820620
21Other circulatory disease5283135----------12-231351323225121
22.Influenza336----------------1112122
23.Pneumonia90128218-1471--11---4-34983033387423
24.Bronchitis10463167--14-2--------142054617363124
25.Other disease of the respiratory system12820-1-------1----1-425-2425
26.Ulcer of stomach and duodenum111425---------------23425926
27.Gastritis, enteritis, diarrhoea5813-1--1-------1---1-141327
28.Nephritis and Nephrosis7411----------1-1-1-1132-128
29.Hyperplasia of prostate7-7----------------1-3-3-29
30.Pregnancy, Childbirth and Abortion-22-----------1-1--------30
31.Congenital Malformations1192044531-----------11-1--31
32.Other defined and ill-defined diseases10211721942263211-11444325715151220163532
33.Motor vehicle accidents191534-----11-3221412-22124633
34.'All other accidents2830581-3254115-413131-11521434
35.Suicide20828--------1-414222523-1135
36.Homicide437--1--1--12-1--------136
A11 Causes1,4061,4202, 826473418211184311102413473011874315161382332429734
Totals2, 82681391972137771924767141,163
Percentages1002.861. 380.670. 280.741. 312.726.7916. 8425. 2641. 15