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Islington 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1913
Table LV.
Deaths and, Death-rates from Cancer or Malignant Disease at seven Age Periods.
| Ages. | Males. | Females. | Persons. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths. | Deaths per 10,000 living at the age. | Deaths. | Deaths per 10,000 living at the age. | Deaths. | Deaths per 10,000 living at the age. | |
| 0-25 | 6 | 0.79 | 2 | 0.26 | 8 | 0.52 |
| 25-35 | 3 | 1.08 | 10 | 3.23 | 13 | 2.21 |
| 35-45 | 8 | 3.69 | 23 | 9.52 | 31 | 6.77 |
| 45-55 | 36 | 22.73 | 47 | 26.15 | 83 | 24.55 |
| 55-65 | 51 | 49.48 | 48 | 39.20 | 99 | 43.89 |
| 65-75 | 51 | 92.76 | 64 | 84.30 | 115 | 87.86 |
| 75 & upwards | 16 | 101.98 | 39 | 123.59 | 55 | 116.41 |
| All Ages | 171 | 10.82 | 233 | 13.40 | 404 | 12.20 |
In the Table given below, particulars of the ages at death during the last
twenty-one years, as well as the average for each age are given, and
here we find that at each age period, with the exception of two—0-15 and
between 35 and 45--there was an incerase in the mortality when compared
with the average. Thus, between 45 and 55 it amounted to 13 deaths;
between 55 and 65 to 11; between 65 and 75 to 38; (between 75 and 85 to 19;
and over 85 years to 3 Below 45 years of age the total increase was 5, while
above that age it was 84.