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Islington 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1913
DIABETES MELLITUS.
Thirty-five deaths were registered, which is an increase of six on the
return of the" preceding year, and also seven above the average
of the preceding 10 years. The disease is of importance in middle
and later life, for in ten years, between the ages of 35 and 75, it caused an
annual average of 22 deaths, or 78 per cent, of the deaths from it at all ages.
The deaths were equally distributed among the sexes, namely, 18 among
males, and 17 among females.
Table LXI.
Showing the Deaths from Diabetes Mellitus at ten age periods during the years 1903-1912, and in 1913.
| Ages at Death. | Years. | Mean 10 years. | 1913. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1900 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | |||
| 0-5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 5-15 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 15-25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 25-35 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 35-45 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 45-55 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 55-65 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 4 |
| 65-75 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 |
| 75-85 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 85 upwards | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| All Ages | 26 | 35 | 28 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 36 | 34 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 35 |
| Males | 11 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 18 |
| Females | 15 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 17 |