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, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1917]
LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD RETURN.—TABLE III.
CAUSES OF, AND AGES AT DEATH DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR, 1917.
Causes of Death | Nett Deaths at the subjoined Ages of " Residents" whether occurring within or without the District. | Total Deaths whether of “ Residents” or “ Nonresidents" in Institutions in the District. | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 16 yrs. | 15 and under 25 yrs. | 25 and under 45 yrs. | 45 and under 65 yrs. | 65 and upwards. | |||
I | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
All causes | Certified | 4635 | 572 | 224 | 192 | 143 | 165 | 601 | 1134 | 1604 | 1691 |
Uncertified | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Enteric Fever | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Measles | 151 | 33 | 65 | 46 | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 68 | |
Scarlet Fever | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |||
Whooping Cough | 46 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 10 | ||
Diphtheria and Croup | 34 | .. | 5 | 15 | 13 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 8 | |
Influenza | 35 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 16 | 14 | 12 | |
Erysipelas | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 490 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 81 | 214 | 142 | 21 | 275 | |
Tuberculous Meningitis | 64 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 16 | |
Other Tuberculous Diseases | 47 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 2 | I | 22 | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 436 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 40 | 207 | 181 | 220 | |
Rheumatic Fever | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 2 | |
Meningitis | 33 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | |
Organic Heart Disease | 490 | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 15 | 63 | 161 | 247 | 286 | |
Bronchitis | 438 | 35 | 8 | 9 | 2 | .. | 17 | 113 | 254 | 195 | |
Pneumonia (all forms) | 400 | 95 | 55 | 35 | 18 | 8 | 50 | 86 | 53 | 140 | |
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 50 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 15 | |
Diarrhoea and Enteritis | 127 | 68 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 44 | |
Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 12 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
Cirrhosis of Liver | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 7 | 12 | |
Alcoholism | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | ||
Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 107 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 15 | 51 | 37 | 43 | |
Puerperal Fever | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | .. | 3 | |
Other accidents and diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | .. | .. | 3 | |
Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 208 | 198 | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 19 | |
Violent Deaths, excluding Suicide | 150 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 4 | 26 | 31 | 50 | 73 | |
Suicide | 12 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | |||||
Other Defined Diseases | 1248 | 71 | 10 | 18 | 24 | 29 | 116 | 266 | 714 | 194 | |
Diseases ill-defined or unknown | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
4635 | 572 | 224 | 192 | 143 | 165 | 601 | 1134 | 1604 | 1691 | ||
Scb-Entries — included in above figures;— Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 20 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
Poliomyelitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |