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Islington 1900

Forty-fifth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Borough of Islington

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1900] 74
Compared with the average of the preceding seven years there was an increased
mortality of very young infants from the following diseases:—Measles 3, Whooping
Cough 1, Syphilis 4, Premature Births 6, Pneumonia 22, Dentition 3, and
Gastritis 12.
On the other hand there was a decrease of 9 deaths from Diarrhoea, 29 from
Tabes Mesenterica, 3 from Tubercular Meningitis, 1 from unclassed developmental
diseases, 1 from Erysipelas, 3 from Inflammation of the Brain and its Membranes,
8 from Convulsions, 11 from Bronchitis, 9 from Enteritis, 5 from Suffocation,
31 from Debility, 14 from Marasmus, n from Inanition, and 23 from all other
unspecified diseases.

Table: Table LIX. Showing the chief causes of Infantile Mortality in the year 1900,and in the seven preceding years 1893-99.

Table LIX. Showing the chief causes of Infantile Mortality in the year 1900,and in the seven preceding years 1893-99.

Diseases.Years.+Increase or -Decrease on mean of 7 years.
1893.1894.1895.1896.1897.1898.1899.Aver. of 7 yrs.1900.
Measles283737671265273942+3
Whooping Cough7072341035867666768+1
Diarrhœa18973144125138220208157148-9
Syphilis2114116171271317+4
Tabes Mesenterica834556645548305425-29
Phthisis282728171518272327+4
Tubercular Meningitis211746282329302825-3
Premature Births173148151169174191187170176+6
Other Developmental Diseases484837403930213736-1
Erysipelas42352...633-
Inflammation of Brain321914212725162219-3
Convulsions757163746046626557-8
Bronchitis138121125141129129124130119-11
Pneumonia748897129868711296118+22
Dentition192329252123162225+3
Enteritis45405462651051597667-9
Gastritis4911108913921+12
Suffocation565643513948454843-5
Debility10271112687676818453-31
Marasmus176111141114131129162138124-14
Inanition895054604939425544-11
All other Diseases1208712611111410810711087-23
Totals159512291416149013381504154814461344-102