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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 1971

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

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Table: 1971: CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION (REGISTRAR GENERAL'S RETURNS)

1971: CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION (REGISTRAR GENERAL'S RETURNS)

CAUSE OF DEATHAGE GROUPS
All AgesUnder 4 wks.4 weeks and under 1 year1-5-15-25-35-45-55-65-75 & over
MFTotalMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMFMF
Cholera-__________-_____________
Typhoid fever——————————————————————__—
Bacillary dysentary and amoebiasis———-—-—----——-----_-____-
Enteritis and other diarrhoeal diseases—11______________________
Tuberculosis of respiratory system213___________________12_
Late effects of respiratory tuberculosis3—3----—---—------_-_2_1_
Other tuberculosis-------------- •--------__-
Plague——————-——————-—————-____-
Oiphtheria-—----------------_-_____
Whooping Cough——_-——-------_-—-—_-_____
Streptococcal sore throat and scarlet fever—_—----------—----_-_____
Meningococcal infection-11---1------_----_-_____
Acute poliomyelitis----------------------__-
Smallpox—-—-------------------_--
Measles—————————————_————_-____
Typhus and other rickettsioses——_----------_-_-_____
Malaria—----------—-_-_-______
Syphilis and its sequelae2-2----------_-_-_-1___1_
All other infective and parasitic diseases1—1—--———--—-_-1__-—_____
Malignant neoplasm - buccal cavity and pharynx314------------1_1--___11
Malignant neoplasm - oesophagus5510————————————————111_34
Malignant neoplasm - stomach333063——————————————5-1141411315
Malignant neoplasm - intestine282755——————————1_1-3-46913108
Malignant neoplasm - larynx213-----------_--_11--_1-
Malignant neoplasm - lung, bronchus1823822011116353127513378
Malignant neoplasm - breast—5454-------------1-9_6-16_22
Malignant neoplasm - uterus—1616-------------1_5_2-2_6
Malignant neoplasm - prostate18-18--------------_-1_4_13-
Leukaemia11416----1--211----3-2-2_21
Other malignant neoplasms, including neoplasms of lymphatic and haematopoietic tissue6380143--------132329617172318834
Benign neoplasms and neoplasms of unspecified nature617--------1-—-1---2_2_-1
Diabetes mellitus81321-——--—--_—1——1——123634
Avitaminoses and other nutritional deficiency-11---------------------1
Other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases123------------------1-1
Anaemias5712---------—2---_-__--37
Other diseases of blood and blood-forming organs—------------------__----
Mental disorders-33----------------_----3
Meningitis1—1——1——-—————_-__—__---—
Multiple sclerosis112--------—----__11_----
Other diseases of nervous system and sense organs11617--21----1-_-1-_-214-14
Active rheumatic fever—————————————-____-__-———
Chronic rheumatic heart disease10304011111224211311
Hypertensive disease161733-----------_--_14264610
Ischaemic heart disease308194502--------—4_6_33782201105573112
Other forms of heart disease64108172-——-—----—2____-5211104596
Cerebrovascular disease78150228-----------12245142828303084
Other diseases of the circulatory system3469103-----------1-112759131747
Influenza1—1———————————____—__1-—-
Pneumonia7812119911-211-----_1_42101201441100
Bronchitis, emphysema9348141---1-------_-_4114538103731
Asthma224-———---——_1_-__—11---1
Other diseases of the respiratory system25732--41------1_--_-3252122
Peptic ulcer13922------------1-114-4434
Appendicitis—11----——----—-—-—-_----1
Intestinal obstruction and hernia85131---—---_—-_--_-1-3233
Cirrhosis of liver516——---———_—1_1-_-211---
Other diseases of the digestive system6202611-121-1-334-9
Nephritis and nephrosis7512----1---—11---2---2311
Hyperplasia of prostate1—1--------------------1-
Other diseases of the genito-urinary system51015------------111-11-226
Abortion-------------------------
Other complications of pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium________________________-
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue_33______________________
Diseases of the musculo skeletal system and connective tissue7916_________11_1_3_28
Congenital anomalies12719551111--1-1-1-1-1----_
Birth injury, difficult labour, and other anoxic and hypoxic conditions781578___________________-
Other causes of perinatal mortality34734———————————————————~
Symptoms and ill-defined conditions3912--1--—-—-—1----1----1_
Motor vehicle accidents191029----2—3-213-3-1-11232_
All other accidents181735----115-41221-321411-6
Suicide and self-inflicted injuries7613-----11-31-11112_
All other external causes10313________3__1____1_____
All Causes1.2261,1662,3921718987382166271135139651252133391252368669
Totals2,392351710102238481473856431,037
Percentages1001.460.710.420.420.921.592.016.1516.0926.8843.35