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Islington 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington]
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1934
(Ministry of health Return.}
CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 1934-
| Causes of Death. | Sex | All ages | 0- | 1- | 2- | 5- | 15- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AH Causes | M | 1937 | 182 | 35 | 33 | 39 | 61 | 104 | 91 | 221 | 381 | 442 | 348 |
| F | 1819 | 111 | 32 | 20 | 34 | 67 | 69 | 87 | 155 | 296 | 428 | 520 | |
| Typhoid and paratyphoid | M | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| fever | F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | M | 21 | 2 | 13 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Scarlet Fever | M | 2 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Whooping Cough | M | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Diphtheria | M | 19 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| Influenza | M | 20 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| F | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | -. | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | M | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | -. | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Tuberculosis of respiratory | M | 169 | 2 | - | - | 4 | 23 | 34 | 28 | 38 | 24 | 13 | - |
| system | F | 85 | - | - | - | 1 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 12 | a | 3 | 2 |
| Other Tuberculous Dis | M | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| eases | F | 1) | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Syphilis | M | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - |
| F | 7 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | |
| General paralysis of the insane, tabes dorsalis | M | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| F | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Cancer, malignant disease | M | 276 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 7 | 32 | 75 | 115 | 39 |
| F | 309 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 | 16 | 54 | 85 | 91 | 57 | |
| Diabetes | M | 15 | - | - | - | - | -_ | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| F | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | |
| Cerebral haemorrhage, &c. | M | 81 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 24 | 37 | 15 |
| F | 77 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 36 | |
| Heart Disease | M | 355 | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 74 | 105 | 120 |
| F | 405 | - | - | - | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 62 | 127 | 167 | |
| Aneurysm | M | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| F | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 9 | 2 | |
| Other circulatory diseases | M | 62 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 23 |
| F | 80 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 18 | 26 | 34 | |
| Bronchitis | M | 105 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
| F | 83 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 41 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | M | 188 | 38 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 37 | 28 | 24 |
| F | 141 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | - | 5 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 32 | |
| Other respiratory diseases | M | 40 | - | -. | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 26 |
| F | 51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 38 | |
| Peptic ulcer | M | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| F | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | - | |
| Diarrhoea, &c | M | 28 | 24 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| F | 20 | 12 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Appendicitis | M | 7 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - |
| F | 10 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| Cirrhosis of Liver | M | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Other diseases of liver, etc. | M | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | - |
| F | 11 | - | - | - | -. | 1 | 1 | .-. | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| Other digestive diseases | M | 33 | 5 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| F | 41 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 | |
| Acute and Chronic Nephritis | M | 69 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 15 | 11 |
| F | 68 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 16 | |
| Puerperal Sepsis | F | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other puerperal causes ... | F | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Congenital Debility and Premature Birth. Malformations, etc | M | 84 | 82 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 44 | 43 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Senility | M | 7 | - | -_ | -_ | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 |
| F | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 25 | |
| Suicide | M | 32 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| F | 17 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Other violence | M | 71 | 1 | - | 4 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | |
| F | 64 | 2 | - | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 26 | |
| Other Defined Diseases | M | 158 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 33 | 27 |
| F | 138 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 18 | |
| Causes Ill-defined or unknown | M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| F | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | |
| Legitimate. Illegitimate. | |||||||||||||
| Deaths under 1 year | .. | 171 103 | ... | 11 8 | Registered Births | M F | 2456 2205 | ||||||