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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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- | 5 5- | 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 | 15 | 3 | 18 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | - | 1 |
2. | Tuberculosis, Other | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 |
3. | Syphilitic diseases | 6 | 8 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
4. | Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
5. | Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
6. | Meningococcal Infections | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
7. | Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
8. | Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
9. | Other infective and parasitic diseases | 4 | 4 | 8 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 9 |
10. | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 32 | 37 | 69 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 10 |
11. | Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus | 186 | 28 | 214 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 66 | 4 | 62 | 7 | 36 | 12 | 11 |
12. | Malignant neoplasm, breast | - | 43 | 43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 5 | - | 12 | - | 9 | - | 8 | - | 8 | 12 |
13. | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | 23 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 5 | - | 4 | - | 8 | - | 3 | 13 |
14. | Other malignant neoplasms | 133 | 112 | 245 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 8 | 37 | 27 | 42 | 35 | 31 | 34 | 14 |
15. | A-and-Leukaemia | 3 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 15 |
16. | Diabetes | 5 | 10 | 15 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | - | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
17. | Vascular lesions of the nervous system | 98 | 186 | 284 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 56 | 47 | 102 | 17 |
18. | Coronary disease, Angina | 310 | 193 | 503 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 2 | 47 | 9 | 83 | 30 | 103 | 58 | 65 | 94 | 18 |
19. | Hypertension with heart disease | 8 | 19 | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 19 |
20. | Other heart disease | 130 | 256 | 386 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 29 | 98 | 206 | 20 |
21 | Other circulatory disease | 52 | 83 | 135 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 22 | 51 | 21 | |
22. | Influenza | 3 | 3 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | • | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22 |
23. | Pneumonia | 90 | 128 | 218 | - | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | - | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 33 | 38 | 74 | 23 |
24. | Bronchitis | 104 | 63 | 167 | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 20 | 5 | 46 | 17 | 36 | 31 | 24 |
25. | Other disease of the respiratory system | 12 | 8 | 20 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 2 | 5 | - | 2 | 4 | 25 |
26. | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 11 | 14 | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 26 | |
27. | Gastritis, enteritis, diarrhoea | 5 | 8 | 13 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 27 |
28. | Nephritis and Nephrosis | 7 | 4 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 28 |
29. | Hyperplasia of prostate | 7 | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | 29 |
30. | Pregnancy, Childbirth and Abortion | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 30 |
31. | Congenital Malformations | 11 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 31 |
32. | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 102 | 117 | 219 | 42 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 20 | 16 | 35 | 32 |
33. | Motor vehicle accidents | 19 | 15 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 33 |
34.' | All other accidents | 28 | 30 | 58 | 1 | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 34 |
35. | Suicide | 20 | 8 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 35 |
36. | Homicide | 4 | 3 | 7 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 36 | |
A11 Causes | 1,406 | 1,420 | 2, 826 | 47 | 34 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 13 | 47 | 30 | 118 | 74 | 315 | 161 | 382 | 332 | 429 | 734 | ||
Totals | 2, 826 | 81 | 39 | 19 | 7 | 21 | 37 | 77 | 192 | 476 | 714 | 1,163 | |||||||||||||||
Percentages | 100 | 2.86 | 1. 38 | 0.67 | 0. 28 | 0.74 | 1. 31 | 2.72 | 6.79 | 16. 84 | 25. 26 | 41. 15 |