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Islington 1927

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]

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9 1927]
The following table shows the diseases that proved most fatal in the first year of
child life, together with the mortality rates per 1,000 births.

Table: Showing theMortalityper 1,000 Births amongInfants under one year ofagein the ten years 1917-26 : and in1927from certain specified causes.

Showing theMortalityper 1,000 Births amongInfants under one year ofagein the ten years 1917-26 : and in1927from certain specified causes.

Causes of death.1927. Rate per 1,000 Births.Mean rate 10 years 1917-26 per 1,000 Births.Difference.
Premature Birth and Congenital Defects15.119.9— 4.8
Bronchitis and Pneumonia13.016.6— 3.6
Atrophy and Marasmus2.38.4— 6.1
Diarrhoeal Disease (all forms)1.94.8— 2.9
Convulsions0.61.4— 0.8
Whooping Cough3.73.0+ 0.7
Measles1.12.9— 1.8
Diphtheria0.20.3— 0.1
Phthisis-0.4— 0.4
Other forms of Tuberculosis0.71.3— 0.6
Total of above38.669.0—20.4
All other causes14.018.0— 4.0
Total52.677.0—24.4

Table: INFANTILE MORTALITY during the Calendar Year 1927.Nett Deathsfrom, stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.

INFANTILE MORTALITY during the Calendar Year 1927.

Nett Deathsfrom, stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.

Cause of Death.Under 1 weekWeeks.Total under 4 weeksMonths.Total Deaths under 1 year
1-22-33-44 weeks and under 3 months3-66-99-12
All causes Certified Uncertified901913913146563853324
Nil--------Nil
Small-pox----------
Chicken-pox----------
Measles-------257
Scarlet Fever--------11
Whooping-Cough-----564823
Diphtheria, Croup--------11
Erysipelas-------1-1
Tuberculous Meningitis-------112
Abdominal Tuber-culosis---11---12
Other TuberculousDiseases----------
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)-----1a2a3a17
Convulsions21--31-——4
Laryngitis—1--1————I
Bronchitis.-----143210
Pneumonia (all forms)332191015122470
Diarrhoea-----525-12
Enteritis-1-125154-26
Gastritis----------
Syphilis-1--1————1
Rickets------1——1
Suffocation, overlying----------
Injury at birth81--9----9
Atelectasis81--9----9
Congenital Malformations16-1118331-25
Premature birth45772614—1268
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus31-1563--14
Other causes523*212552 06b30
Totals901913913146563853324

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*Ophthalmia Neonatorum (1)
Nett Births legitimate 5,9211
in the year illegitimate 242 6,163
a. Cerebro-Spinal F. (4)
b. Influenza (4)
Nett Deaths in legitimate infants 296
the year illegitimate infants 28