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Islington 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1908
An examination of the register shows that of the 367 deaths, 112 occurred
between 55 and 65 years of age, while 93 took place between 65 and 75, and 63
between 45 and 55. It is not until the age of 35 is passed that the deaths
begin to occur in any considerable numbers, as the subsequent table shows.
The ages at death during the last ten years were as follows:—
| Ages. | 1898. | 1899. | 1900. | 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | Average. 1898-1907. | 1908. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0. 5 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 5.15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 15-25 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 25-35 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| 35-45 | 28 | 19 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 43 | 43 | 22 | 35 | 39 | 32 | 41 |
| 45-55 | 67 | 63 | 79 | 63 | 75 | 75 | 61 | 74 | 90 | 64 | 71 | 63 |
| 55-65 | 70 | 85 | 92 | 76 | 103 | 95 | 84 | 95 | 110 | 95 | 90 | 112 |
| 65-75 | 66 | 72 | 58 | 75 | 70 | 83 | 90 | 92 | 74 | 102 | 78 | 93 |
| 75-85 | 32 | 18 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 34 | 22 | 25 | 38 | 27 | 28 | 39 |
| 85&UP wards | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| 283 | 270 | 303 | 289 | 326 | 350 | 323 | 328 | 363 | 348 | 318 | 367 |
The Medical Officer of Health would direct particular attention to Table
LXIV., wherein the death-rates from Cancer at seven age periods are given, as
well for males as females. Therein it will be noticed that whereas in the age
period 35-45 the deaths among 10,000 males living at that age was 4.99, amongst
females they were considerably more than double this rate, being 12.34 per
10,000; between 45 and 55 the rate was 18.81 amongst males, and 19.25 amongst
females. The difference in the rate increased very considerably between 55 and
65, when the proportion was 48.55 amongst males, as against 55.15 per 10,000
amongst females. At the next age period, however, the greatest mortality
occurred amongst males, viz. 97.94 per 10.000, and 76.77 amongst females.
This disproportion is again increased when 75 years of age is reached, when it
is seen that, while there have been 127.52 deaths per 10,000 males, there were
only 75.25 amongst females.