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Islington 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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TABLE IV. Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the year 1908.
| Causes of Death. | Deaths at the Subjoined Aoes of " Residents" whether occurring in OR beyond the district. | Deaths at all Aoes ok " Residents " belonging TO Lot Al l 1 IKS \\ 1111 111 1. occurring in or beyond the district. | Total Death whether of " Residents or " Now— Residfntb ik public Institution in the District. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | St. Giles and Bloomsbury | Holborn. | |||
| Small—pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | 10 | — | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 1 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 6 | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | |
| Whooping Cough | 7 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 39 | |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 5 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | |
| Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Fever | Typhus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | _ | I | 4 | |
| Other Continued | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cerebro—Spinal Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Epidemic Influenza | 25 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 9 | |
| Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Plague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Diarrhoea | 26* | 20* | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 10* | 16* | 74 | |
| Enteritis | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 9 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Erysipelas | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | |
| Other Septic Diseases | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | |
| Phthisis | 105 | — | 3 | 1 | 7 | 87 | 7 | 35 | 70 | 30 | |
| Other Tubercular Diseases | 25 | 6 | 9 | 4 | — | 6 | — | 8 | 17 | 106 | |
| Cancer, Malignant Disease | 53 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 19 | 32 | 21 | 19 | |
| Bronchitis | 77 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 21 | 47 | 38 | 39 | 15 | |
| Pneumonia | 66 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 38 | 28 | 74 | |
| Pleurisy | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | 3 | |
| Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| Alcoholism ) Cirrhosis of Liver j | 25 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 7 | |
| Venereal Diseases | 11 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | |
| Premature Birth | 29 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
| Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Heart Diseases | 74 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 38 | 30 | 35 | 39 | 24 | |
| Accidents | 41 | o | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 13 | |
| Suicides | 14 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | 7 | 7 | I | |
| All other causes | 231 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 3 | Si 9 | 85 | 116 | 115 | 192 | |
| All causes | 868 | 118 | 71 | 21 | 23 | 402 | 233 | 412 | 456 | 669 | |
♦Under the heading Diarrhoea, as regards children under one year of age are included all deaths classified as
Diarrhoeal diseases in Table V. as requested by the Local Uoveimnriit. P.c.inl