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Islington 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1908
APPENDICITIS.
Appendicitis was the cause of 25 deaths during the year, of which 14 were
males, and 11 were females, as compared with an average of 25 in the preceding
6 years.
Since 1902 the deaths have been as follows:—
| Deaths. | Deaths . | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 20 | 1906 | 20 |
| 1903 | 32 | 1907 | 19 |
| 1904 | 27 | 1908 | 25 |
| 1905 | 29 |
so that altogether 172 deaths have occurred in 7 years.
The ages at death are given in the following statement:—
The subsequent tabular statement has been prepared to show the ages at which people died from the disease.
| Ages. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-5 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5-10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 7 | 22 |
| 10-15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 26 |
| 15-20 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
| 20-25 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| 25-35 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 25 |
| 35-45 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | 4 | 20 |
| 45-55 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 55-65 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 65-75 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 |
| 75-85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 85 and upwards | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | 32 | 27 | 29 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 172 |
From this table a few small calculations show that during the last seven years;
3 per cent, of these deaths occurred at the age period 0-5
13 5-10
15 10-15 '
13 15-20
11 20-25
15 25-35
12 35-45
8 45-55
7 55-65
3 65-75
100 All ages