Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1907]
Table G.
Causes of, and ages at death during year, 1907.
causes of death | Deaths of Residents at subjoined Ages, whether occurring in or beyond the District. | Deaths of Residents (at all Ages) belonging to Localities whether occurring in or beyond the District. | Total Deaths in Public Institutions in the District, whether Residents or Non-residents. | |||||||||||||
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All ages. | Under 1 yr. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 26. | '25 and under 65. | 65 and upwards | Tufnell. | Upper Holloway. | Tollington. | Lower Holloway. | Highbury. | Barnsbury. | South-East Islington. | |||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Measles | 130 | 27 | 99 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 12 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 32 | 28 | 46 | |
Scarlet Fever | 24 | .. | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | 5 | 3 | 10 | 6 | |
Whooping Cough | 120 | 53 | 63 | 4 | .. | .. | .. | 16 | 14 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 33 | 18 | 18 | |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 42 | 1 | 25 | 13 | .. | 3 | .. | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 3 | |
1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||
Fever | Typhus | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Enteric | 13 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |
Other continued | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Epidemic Influenza | 75 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 14 | ||
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
Diarrhoea | 103 | 73 | 16 | I | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | r6 | 9 | 34 | 20 | ||
Enteritis | 102 | 58 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 34 | |
Puerperal Fever | 8 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | 2 | 5 | |
Erysipelas | 13 | 3 | 2 | .. | .. | 6 | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
Other Septic Diseases | 31 | 5 | 2 | .. | 3 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | |
Phthisis (Pulmonary Tuberculosis) | 436 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 48 | 341 | 20 | 26 | 48 | 32 | 71 | 57 | 105 | 97 | 276 | |
Other Tubercular Diseases | 172 | 48 | 62 | 21 | 4 | 36 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 16 | 31 | 15 | 33 | 45 | 45 | |
Cancer, Malignant Disease | 348 | .. | 1 | 3 | 3 | 204 | 137 | 42 | 39 | 35 | 42 | 63 | 54 | 73 | J32 | |
tsronchitis | 504 | 83 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 123 | 260 | 51 | 52 | 48 | 73 | 66 | 95 | 119 | 113 | |
Pneumonia | 557 | 153 | 125 | 13 | 20 | 163 | 83 | 51 | 65 | 59 | 64 | 88 | 98 | 132 | 104 | |
Pleurisy | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | |
Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 48 | 2 | 5 | .. | 2 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 11 | ||
Alcoholism ) | 80 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 69 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 24 | 20 | |
Cirrhosis of Liver) | ||||||||||||||||
Venereal Diseases | l6 | 5 | .... | .. | .. | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | |
Premature Birth | I64 | 164 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 15 | 14 | 25 | 24 | 37 | 38 | 3 | |
Diseases and Accidents of Parturition | 14 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 12 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .. | 6 | |||
Heart Diseases | 697 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 26 | 335 | 303 | 85 | 79 | 58 | 81 | 136 | 117 | 141 | 229 | |
Accidents | 133 | 36 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 33 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 31 | 30 | 40 | |
Suicides | 43 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 8 | |
Homicide | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | .. | |
All other causes | 1174 | 264 | 44 | 43 | 34 | 350 | 439 | 103 | 153 | 115 | 132 | 208 | 198 | 265 | 141 | |
All causes | 5079 | 996 | 545 | 162 | 167 | 1859 | 1350 | 482 | 559 | 480 | 644 | 816 | 949 | 1149 | 1311 |
Births in the year legitimate 8,301
illegitimate 230
Deaths from all Causes at all Ages 5,079
Deaths in the year of
legitimate infants 934
illegitimate infants 62
Population.
Estimated to middle of 1907,
347.017.