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Islington 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1923
| Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined Ages of "Residence" whether occurring within or without the District. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ages | Under 1 year | 1 and under 2 years | 2 and under 5 years | 5 and under 15 yrs. | 15 and under 25 yrs. | 25 and under 45 yrs. | 45 and under 65 yrs. | 65 and upwards | Total Deaths whether of "Resients"or" Non-residents" in institutions in the District | ||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| All Causes | Certified | 3685 | 475 | 94 | 93 | 101 | 142 | 457 | 1034 | 1469 | 1393 |
| Uncertified | Nil | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Small Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Measles | 18 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 13 | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Whooping Congh | 38 | 22 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 8 | ||
| Diptheria and Cramp | 22 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | |
| Influenza | 58 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 10 | 18 | 23 | 14 | |
| Erysipelas | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 326 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 64 | 130 | 99 | 13 | 167 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | 28 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 4 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | 23 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 10 | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | 471 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 38 | 222 | 205 | 221 | |
| Rheumatic Fever | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Meningitis | 24 | *7 | 3 | *6 | *2 | *2 | 4 | — | — | 5 | |
| Organic Heart Disease | 636 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 6 | 56 | 208 | 358 | 271 | |
| Bronchitis . | 260 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 9 | 67 | 164 | 126 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 282 | 58 | 23 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 72 | 72 | 121 | |
| Other diseases of respiratory organs 51 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 14 | |||
| "Diarrhœa and enteritis | 117 | 95 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 70 | |
| Appendicitis and Typhlitis 31 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |||
| Cirrhosis of Liver | 17 | _ | _ | — | — | _ | 5 | 9 | 3 | 6 | |
| Alcoholism | _ | _ | _ | __ | _ | _ | __ | _ | __ | _ | |
| Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 117 | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | 23 | 41 | 49 | 72 | |
| Puerperal fever 9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | 6 | ||
| Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 182 | 180 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | |
| Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 108 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 26 | 51 | |
| Suicide | 32 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 7 | |
| Other Defined Diseases .. | 983 | § 65 | 12 | †9 | 25 | 30 | f94 | †224 | †524 | 181 | |
| Diseases ill-defined or unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Totals | 3865 | 475 | 94 | 93 | 101 | 142 | 457 | 1034 | 1469 | 1393 | |
| Sub-entries.—Included in above figures: | |||||||||||
| *Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 7 | *4 | —_ | *1 | *1 | *1 | _ | _ | __ | 3 | |
| !! Polio-Encephalitis †Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 4 | †1 | — | †1 | † 1 | — | †1 | — | |||
| § Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | §1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||