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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Islington 1969

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

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MATERNAL MORTALITY
In a total of 4,393 live and still births, there were three maternal deaths. Two were due to bronchopneumonia
following Caesarean section, whilst the third was due to ruptured ectopic gestation.
RESPIRATORY TUBERCULOSIS
The death rate for lung tuberculosis in 1969 was 0.06 per 1,000 population, and does not compare
unfavourably with previous years.
DEATHS DUE TO PNEUMONIA AND BRONCHITIS
In 1969 there were 195 deaths ascribed to bronchitis, and 199 to pneumonia. These figures show
more bronchitis but less pneumonia deaths than those for 1968, which were 175 and 240 respectively.
MALIGNANT GROWTHS OF LUNG AND BRONCHUS
I reported last year that lung cancer deaths in males of 145 showed a further fall over 1967 when there
were 158 deaths. Unfortunately this trend was not maintained in 1969 when 160 males died from this
disease.
Female deaths from this cause which showed a fall from 35 in 1967 to 28 in 1968 rose to 40 in 1969.
CORONARY DISEASE WITH ANGINA
There were 548 deaths (332 male and 216 female) from this cause in 1969. This shows a slight rise
over the 1968 figure of 539 (332 male and 207 female).

Table: ACCIDENT DEATHS - Comparative table.

ACCIDENT DEATHS - Comparative table.

1960196119621963196419651966196719681969
Motor vehicle accidents37322234282934342329
Other violent accidents69656984626058653847

Table: ACCIDENT DEATHS - Analysis by age groups

ACCIDENT DEATHS - Analysis by age groups

Typeunder 4 weeks4 weeks and under 1 year1-5-75-25-35-45-55-65-75+MFTotal
Motor Vehicle accidents-1-19143253131629
Falls---22••-2456915
Accidental Poisoning (Solid, Liquid Gases and Vapours)----11---11134
Fire-241-1124-17916
Drowning----3•-•---123
Other (Railway Accidents, etc.)---1•-22112819
Total-3451537791112364076