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Islington 1970

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

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Table: 1970: CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION (REGISTRAR GENERAL'S RETURNS)

1970: CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION (REGISTRAR GENERAL'S RETURNS)

CAUSE OF DEATHAGE GROUPS
All AgesUnder 4 wks.4 weeks and under 1 year1-5-15-2535-45-55-65-75 & over
MFTotalMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
Cholera-------------------------
Typhoid fever-------------------------
Bacillary dysentery and amoebiasis-------------------------
Enteritis and other diarrhoeal diseases-22---2------------------
Tuberculosis of respiratory system628-------------1--4-1-11
Late effects of respiratory tuberculosis224---------------111--1-
Other tuberculosis-11-------------------1--
Plague-------------------------
Diphtheria-------------------------
Whooping Cough-------------------------
Streptococcal sore throat and scarlet fever-------------------------
Meningococcal infection-11---1------------------
Acute poliomyelitis-------------------------
Smallpox-------------------------
Measles-11-----1----------------
Typhus and other rickettsioses-------------------------
Malaria-------------------------
Syphilis and its sequelae-------------------------
All other unfective and parasitic diseases224--1--1-------1----1---
Malignant neoplasm - buccal cavity and pharynx426--------------1-1-1111
Malignant neoplasm - oesophagus3811----------------111215
Malignant neoplasm - stomach372865----------1---3-136139713
Malignant neoplasm - intestine333164------------1-3210-1212717
Malignant neoplasm - larynx617--------------11--1-4-
Malignant neoplasm - lung, bronchus16638204------------22122501175132710
Malignant neoplasm - breast-4747-----------1-1-13-15-11-6
Malignant neoplasm - uterus-99---------1-1-1-3-1---2
Malignant neoplasm - prostate11-11------------------5-6-
Leukaemia2911--------1----1-2-112-3
Other malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of lymphatic and haematopoietic tissue8073153--------2-12-289251234231025
Benign neoplasms and neoplasms of unspecified nature347-----1------1--2----21
Diabetes mellitus91019-------------11-115226
Avitaminoses and other nutritional deficiency-11----------------------
Other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases21012-------1---1--1----315
Anaemias145---------1--------11-2
Other diseases of blood forming organs-------------------------
Mental disorders123------------------11-1
Meningitis2-2------------1-------1-
Multiple sclerosis314--------1-----11--1---
Other diseases of nervous system and sense organs131023--1---1-------1-223256
Active rheumatic fever-------------------------
Chronic rheumatic heart disease222749----------1---124496715
Hypertensive disease182644--------------2-5346717
Ischaemic heart disease267208476----------2-7-1967532995565115
Other forms of heart disease80187267----------1----171161256173
Cerebrovascular disease85148233-------1-1-3153813729433980
Other diseases of the circulatory system325789----1---------321810121735
Influenza3912----------1----1-11116
Pneumonia96113209--3311----1---2-8223115896
Bronchitis, emphysema9443137--1-----------313262483428
Asthma257--------111----1---3--
Other diseases of the respiratory system181533--42----------11227347
Peptic ulcer14721--------------211-6155
Appendicitis-33-----------1-----1---1
Intestinal obstruction and hernia49131----------------131-7
Cirrhosis of liver628------------1-1-3111--
Other diseases of the digestive system111324------1-----11--312249
Nephritis and nephrosis639--------------11322---
Hyperplasia of prostate4-4------------------1-3-
Other diseases of the genito-urinary system714211-----------1---33-427
Abortion-11---------1------------
Other complications of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium-------------------------
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue224--------------1---11-1
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue279---------------11-1--6
Congenital anomalies10122256211-1---11---1-3----
Birth injury, difficult labour, and other anoxic and hypoxic conditions581358--------------------
Other causes of perinatal mortality54954--------------------
Symptoms and ill-defined conditions369--------------------36
Motor vehicle accidents16824-----12-4-2-1-1-221332
All other accidents192847-11214-2--3122425-2519
Suicide and self-inflicted injuries81119---------22232-221-111
All other external causes213----------1----1----1-
All Causes1,2271,2762,50317191311495497181322207668278132398262387731
Totals2,50336241391631421444106601,118
Percentages1001.440.960.520.360.641.241.685.7516.3826.3644.67