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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1967: 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 | F | Total | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | ||||
1 . | Tuberculosis, Respiratory | 10 | 1 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 5 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
2 . | Tuberculosis, Other | 3 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
3 . | Syphilitic diseases | 1 | 5 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 3 |
4 . | Diphtheria. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
5. | Whooping Cough | - | 1 | 1 | _ | . | _ | - | _ | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 |
6 . | Meningococcal Infections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
7 . | Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
8 . | Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
9 . | Other infective anu parasitic diseases | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 9 |
10. | Malignant neoplasm, stomach | 31 | 26 | 57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 6 | - | 14 | 10 |
1 1 . | Malignant neoplasm, lung bronchus | 158 | 35 | 193 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 57 | 9 | 59 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 11 |
12. | Malignant neoplasm, breast | _ | 45 | 45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | . | 8 | . | 9 | . | 8 | - | 17 | 12 |
1 3 . | Malignant neoplasm, uterus | - | 15 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 5 | - | 5 | - | 2 | 13 |
1 4. | Other malignant neoplasms | 125 | 130 | 255 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 23 | 33 | 40 | 38 | 50 | 14 |
15. | A-and-Leukaemia | 3 | 6 | 9 | - | . | . | . | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | I | - | 3 | 15 |
16 . | Diabetes | 3 | 16 | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 16 |
17 . | Vascular lesions of the nervous system | 106 | 152 | 258 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 24 | 35 | 28 | 35 | 92 | 17 |
18. | Coronary disease, Angina | 253 | 185 | 438 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 6 | 1 | 39 | 4 | 64 | 27 | 73 | 45 | 70 | 108 | 18 |
19. | Hypertension with heart disease | 9 | 11 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 19 |
20. | Other heart disease | 118 | 247 | 365 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | . | 2 | - | 2 | - | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 84 | 212 | 20 |
2 1 . | Other circulatory disease | 61 | 66 | 127 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 16 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 19 | 40 | 21 |
22. | Influenza | . | 2 | 2 | _ | _ | _ | . | _ | _ | . | _ | . | - | - | _ | _ | _ | - | _ | _ | 1 | . | _ | . | 1 | 22 |
23. | Pneumonia | 102 | 108 | 210 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | - | - | . | _ | . | 4 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 53 | 68 | 23 |
24. | Bronchitis | 102 | 31 | 133 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 22 | 5 | 46 | 6 | 28 | 16 | 24 |
25. | Other disease of the respiratory system | 10 | 8 | 18 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 25 |
26 . | Ulcer of stomach and duodenum | 19 | 9 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
27 . | Gastritis, enteritis, diarrhoea | 5 | 12 | 17 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 7 | 27 |
28 . | Nephritis and Nephrosis | 6 | 4 | 10 | - | . | - | . | . | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 28 |
29 . | Hyperplasia of prostate | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 29 |
30 . | Pregnancy, Childbirth and Abortion | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 30 |
3 1 . | Congenital Malformations | 6 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 31 |
3 2 . | Other defined and ill-defined diseases | 97 | 116 | 213 | 33 | 21 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 46 | 32 |
33 . | Motor vehicle accidents | 19 | 15 | 34 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 33 |
34 . 35. | All other accidents Suicide | 34 20 | 31 12 | 65 32 | _ | _ | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 3 | 2 1 | 3 2 | 2 | 3 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 2 | 4 3 | 5 3 | 4 4 | 9 2 | 13 2 | 34 35 |
36 . | Homicide | 6 | 6 | 12 | - | - | 1 | 1 | • | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 36 |
All Causes | 1.311 | 1.313 | 2,624 | 38 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 38 | 25 | 130 | 67 | 264 | 158 | 376 | 253 | 403 | 7 34 | - | |
Totals | 2.624 | - | 67 | 33 | 13 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 63 | 197 | 422 | 629 | 1. | 137 | - | ||||||||||||
Percentages | 100 | - | 2. | 55 | I. | 26 | 0.50 | 0. 38 | 0 | .95 | 1.07 | 2 | 40 | 7 | . 51 | 16.08 | 23 | .97 | 43 | .33 | - |