Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Sixty-fifth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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Sub-Districts. | Area in Acres. | Estimated Acres to a person, 1914. | Estimated Persons to an Acre, 1914. | Estimated Population Mid-year 1914. | Population /»of Qtity is 1911. | Increase or Decrease on Census. |
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Years. | Marriages. | Marriage Rate. |
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Quarter. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Birth Rates. | |||
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Islington, 1920. | Islington, 1910-19. | London, 1920. | 96 G reat Towns, 1920. |
Tufnell. | Upper Holloway. | Tollington. | Lower Holloway. | Highbury. | Barnsbury. | Islington South-East. | The Borough. | |||||||||||||||||
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Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | 1 Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females | Total. |
Periods. (10 years). | Illegitimate Births. | Total Births. | Illegitimate Births per 100 Registered Births. |
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Notified by | Still Births. | Live Births. | Total. |
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Sub-Districts. | Quarters. | The Year. | |||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Quarter. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Islington, 1920. | Islington, 1910-19 | London, 1920. | 96 Great towns, 1920. |
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Classified Causes of Death. | Years. | Mean 10 years. | 1920 | Difference. | |||||||||
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1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 |
Ages. | Number of Deaths, 1920. | Mean in Deaths (10 years), 1910-19. | Increase or decrease on mean. |
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Years. | Under 1 week. | Weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | Months. | Total Deaths under 1 year. | Deaths per 1000 births. | |||||
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1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4 weeks and under 3 months. | 3-6 | 6-9 | 9-12 |
Sub-Districts. | 1910. | I9II. | 1912. | 1913. | I9I4. | I9I5. | 1916. | 1917. | 1918. | 1919. | Mean 10 years. | 1920. | Increase or decrease on mean. |
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Causes of Death | 1920 | Mean rate 10 years 1910-19 per 1,000 Births. | Difference. |
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Years. | Total Deaths in Local Institutions (cols. 3 and 4). | Inhabitants of Islington in Local Institutions. | Non-Inhabitants of Islington in Local Institutions. | Inhabitants in Islington Infirmary. | Inhabitants of Islington in G.N.C. Hospital. | Inhabitants of Islington in Institutions outside the Borough. | Total Deaths of Inhabitants in all Institutions, (cols. 3 and 7). | Proportion per 100 deaths trom all causes (col. 8). |
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SUB-REGISTRATION DISTRICTS. | WARDS. | Enteric Fever. | Small Pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria. | Diarrhoea. | Totals. |
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Deaths. | Deaths. | Deaths. | Deaths. | Deaths. | Deaths. | Deaths. | Deaths. |
1910. | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919. | Mean 10 years. | 1920 | |||||||||||||
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Deaths | Death Rates | Deaths | Death Rates | Deaths | Death Rates | Deaths | Death Rates | Deaths | Death Rates | Deaths | Death Rates | Deaths | Death Rates | Deaths | Death Rates | Deaths | Death Fates | Deaths | Death Rates | Deaths | Death Rates | Deaths | Death Rates |
Ages. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | The Year. | |||||||||||||
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Diarrhœa | Enteritis, etc | Totals. | Diarrhœa. | Enteritis, etc. | Totals. | Diarrhœa. | Enteritis, etc. | Totals. | Diarihœa. | Enteritis, etc. | Totals. | Diarrhœa. | Enteritis, etc. | Totals. |
Years. | Quarters. | Totals. | |||
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First | Second. | Third. | Fourth. |
Ages. | 1910 | 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | 1914. | 1915. | 1916. | 1917. | , 1918. | 1919. | Mean royrs. | 1920. | Difference. |
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Age periods. | Males. | Females. | Total | Age periods. | Males. | Females. | Total |
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Quarters. | Tufnell | Upper Holloway | Tollington | Lower Holloway | Highbury | Barnsbury | Islington South-East | The Borough |
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Diseases. | Ages. | Sex. | Districts. | Total Deaths. | |||||||||
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0-1 | 1-5 | over 5 | M. | F. | Tuf | U.H. | Toll. | L.H. | H. | B. | S.E. |
Bodies received into Mortuary. | Inquests. |
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1919. | No. of bodies received. | Daily Average. | No. of Inquests held. | 1920. | No. of bodies received. | Daily Average. | No. of Inquests held |
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Year. | Cases. | Attack-rates per 1,000 civil population. |
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Total cases notified. |
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Tufnell. | Upper Holloway. | Tollington | Lower Holloway. | Highbury. | Barnsbury | Islington South-East | The Borough. |
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Years. | Cases. | Deaths. | Fatality. |
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Year | Cases treated in Hospital. | Percentage of cases treated. |
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Disease. | Total cases. | Cases isolated | Percentage of known cases. |
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Notified Cases Treated. | Percentages of Notified Cases Treated | Deaths Occurring. | Percentage of Deaths Occurring. | ||||||||
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In Hospital | At Home | Total. | In Hospital. | At Home. | In Hospital. | At Home. | Total. | In Hospital. | At Home. | Total. |
DISEASES. | YEARS | Average number of cases 1910-19 | 1920 | Increase or Decrease. | ||||||||||
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1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 |
SUB-REGISTRATION DISTRICTS. | WARDS. | Small Pox. | Scarlet Fever or Scarlatina. | Diphtheria, | Membranous Croup | Enleric (Typhoid) Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Continued Fever. | Relapsing Fever. | Cholera. | Total. |
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1920. | 1919. | |||
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Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. |
1920. | 1919. |
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Tufnell. | Upper Holloway. | Tollington. | Lower Holloway. | Highbury. | Barnsbury. | Islington, South-East. | The Borough. |
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Registration Sub-Districts. | Wards. | Pulmonary Phthisis. | Other Forms of Tuberculosis. | Grand Total. | Tuberculosis Rate per 1000 of Population. | ||||
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Males | Females | Total. | Males | Females | Total. |
Tubercular Diseases. | Sex. | At all ages. | CASES NOTIFIED IN WHOLE DISTRICT. | ||||||
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At Ages—Years. | |||||||||
Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 and upwards |
First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | The Year. | |||||||||||
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Males | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
1916. | 1917. | 1918. | 1919. | 1920. | ||||||
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North Dispy. | South Dispy. | North Dispy. | South Dispy. | North Dispy. | South Dispy. | North Dispy. | South Dispy. | North Dispy. | South Dispy. |
Cases. | Attendances. |
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Date. | Dispensary. | Jan. | Feb. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Year. | Total. |
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Disease. | No. of Notifications. | Average of preceding 10 years. | Increase or Decrease. |
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Disease. | Notifications by Teachers. | Average of preceding 10 years. | Increase or Decrease. |
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Pirions. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Phthisis. | |||||||
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Positive Results. | Negative Results. | Total Examined. | Positive Results. | Negative Results. | Total Examined. | Positive Results. | Negative Results. | Total Examined. | Totals. |
REGISTRATION SUB-DISTRICTS. | Number of Births registered in 1919. | Successfully Vaccinated. | Insusceptible of Vaccination. | Had Small Pox. | Number of Statutory Declarations of Conscientious Objection. | Died Unvaccinated. | Postponement by Medical Certificate. | Removed to other Districts. | Removed to places Unknown. | Number of Children remaining Unvaccinated, or not accounted for in Report Book. | Total Number of Certificates of Primary Vaccination at All Ages received during year 1920. | Number of Statutory Declarations of Conscientious Objection received during year 1920. |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Rooms disinfected. | Rooms sprayed. | |||
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1920. | 1919. | 1920. | 1919. |
1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | The Year 1920 | 1919 |
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1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Year |
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How disposed of. | Carbolic Powder. | Disinfecting Fluid. | Formaldehyde. | ||||
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Powder. | Solution. | ||||||
Tons. | cwts. | Gallons. | cwt. | qr. | lbs. | Gallons. |
Workshops and Workplaces. | 1919. | 1920. | |||||||
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Workshops on Register. | Workrooms on Register. | Number added during Year. | Number removed during Year. | Total number of Workshops on Register. | Total Number of Workrooms on Register. |
Trade. | Number of Workshops. | Protected Employed Persons. | ||
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Women. | Male Young Persons. | Total. |
Premises. | Number of | ||
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Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Particulars. | Number of Defects. | Number of Prosecutions. | ||||||
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Found. | Remedied. | Referred to H.M. Inspector. | ||||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
NATURE OF WORK * | Outworkers' Lists, Section 107. | Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108. | Outwork in Infected Premises. (Secs. 109, 110). | ||||||||||||
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Lists received from Employers. | Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Notices served under Public Health (London) Act, 1891. | Prosecutions | Instances. | Orders made (S. 110). | Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110). | |||||||
Sending twice in the year. | Sending once in the year. | Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists. | Failing to send lists. | ||||||||||||
Lists.† | Outworkers.† | Lists. | Outworkers | ||||||||||||
Contractors. | Workmen. | Contractors. | Workmen. | ||||||||||||
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) | (10) | (11) | (12) | (13) | (14) | (15) | (16) |
Class. | Number. | |
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(1) | (2) |
DISTRICTS. | Totals. | ||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Improvements. |
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Quarters. | Average number Relieved during each week. | Borough Death rales, 1920. | ||||||
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Indoor Paupers, Adults and Children. | Outdoor Paupers. | Totals. | Totals coriespond-ing periods 1919. | Vagrants Relieved. | Children Boarded out. | |||
Adults. | Children under 16. |
Tons | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. |
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No. of Cases. | Description of Animal Affected. | Nature of Disease or Affection. | Extent of Disease. | How disposed of. |
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Examined. | Genuine. | Adulterated | Per cent. |
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No. of Samples. | Solids not Fat. | Fat. | Total solids. |
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Number taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated |
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1920. | No. of Samples Taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Per cent. Adulterated. | ||||||||||||
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Quarters. | Sundays. | Week-days. | Railway Stations. | All Milks. | Sundays. | Week-days. | Railway Stations. | All Milks. | Sundays. | Week-days. | Railway Stations. | All Milks. | Sundays. | Week-days. | Railway Stations. | All Milks. |
Samples Analysed. | Genuine. | Adulterated | Per cent. Adultered. |
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Years. | Sunday Milks. | Week-day Milks. | Railway Milks (Farmers). | ||||||
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No. of Samples. | Per cent. of non-fatty solids. | Per cent. of fat. | No. of Samples. | Per cent. of non-fatty solids. | Per cent. of fat. | No. of Samples. | Per cent. of non-fatty solids. | Per cent. of fat. |
Description. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Totals. | Genuine. | Adulterated | ||||||||
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1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Totals | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Totals. |
Total Prosecutions. | Successful. | Dismissed. | Withdrawn. | Amount Penalties Received. | |||
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£ | s. | d. |
diseases. | ages. | Under 5 | Over 5 | DISTRICTS. | Males. | Females. | Totals. | ||||||||||||||||||
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0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85- | Tuf. | U.H. | Toll. | l.h. | h. | b. | S.e. |
Deaths in Institutions within Borough. | DISEASES. | AGES. | Under b. | Over 5. | DISTRICTS. | Males. | |||||||||||||||||||
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0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85- | Tuf. | U.H. | Toll. | L.H. | H | B | S.E. |
DISEASES. | 0- | AGES. | Under 5. | Over 5. | DISTRICTS. | Males. | Females. | Totals. | |||||||||||||||||
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1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20 , | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85- | *3 h | 33 5 | h | X j | H. | B. | u (/) |
Year. | Birth*. | Birth Rates. | Year. | Births. | Birth Rates. | Year. | Births | Birth Rates. | Year. | Births. | Birth Rates. |
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Years. | Births. | Years. | Births. | Years. | Births. | Years. | Births. | Years. | Births. | Years. | Births. | Years | Births. | Years. | Births. |
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Years. | Deaths | Death rates. | Years. | Deaths | Death rates. | Years. | Deaths | Death rates. | Years. | Deaths | Death rates. |
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Years. | Deaths under 1 year old. | Deaths per 1,000 Births. | Years. | Deaths under 1 year old. | Deaths per 1,000 Births. | Years. | Deaths under 1 year old. | Deaths per 1,000 Births. | Years. | Deaths under 1 year old. | Deaths per 1,ooo Births. |
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Year | Smallpox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria and MembranousCroup. | Enteric Fever. | Typhus Ftve . | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Continued Fever. | Relapsing Fever. | Cholera | Total Notifications. | Attack rates per 1,000 Popu. lation. |
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Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined Ages of " Residence " whether occurring within or without the District. | Total Deaths whether of "Residents" or " Nonresidents" in Institutions in the District. | |||||||||
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All ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 16 yrs | !5 and under 25 yrs. | 25 and under 45 yrs. | 45 and under 65 yrs. | 65 and up- wards. |
CAUSE OF DEATH. | Under 1 Week. | 1-2 Weeks. | 2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under four Weeks | 4 Weeks and under 3 Months. | 3-6 Months. | 6-9 Months. | 9-12 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year. |
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PREMISES. | Number of Places— | Number of inspections, 1920. | Number of Notices. 1920. | Number of Procecutions 1920. | |||
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On Register at end of 1919. | Added in 1920 | Removed in 1920. | On Register at end ot 1920. |