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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Islington 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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25 1927
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| Ages. | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | Mean l0yrs | 1927 | Difference. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0- 5 | 2 | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| 5-15 | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | — 1 |
| 15-25 | 5 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - 2 |
| 25-35 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | — 3 |
| 35-45 | 31 | 27 | 36 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 27 | 38 | 40 | 27 | 32 | 24 | — 8 |
| 45-55 | 73 | 75 | 101 | 74 | 98 | 88 | 88 | 77 | 93 | 73 | 84 | 74 | — 10 |
| 55-65 | 131 | 99 | 120 | 110 | 140 | 124 | 138 | 131 | 168 | 142 | 130 | 137 | + 7 |
| 65-75 | 120 | 126 | 123 | 124 | 131 | 110 | 125 | 149 | 144 | 144 | 130 | 135 | + 5 |
| 75-85 | 55 | 52 | 39 | 43 | 52 | 47 | 68 | 52 | 71 | 51 | 53 | 65 | + 12 |
| 85 & upwards | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Totals | 432 | 393 | 438 | 402 | 475 | 421 | 472 | 470 | 534 | 453 | 449 | 449 | - |
| Quarters. | Tufnell. | Upper Holloway. | Tollington. | Lower Holloway. | Highbury. | Barnsbury. | Islington, South Hast. | The Borough |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 110 |
| Second | 13 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 99 |
| Third | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 15 | 32 | 120 |
| Fourth | 10 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 19 | 21 | 120 |
| The Year | 45 | 46 | 49 | 55 | 88 | 66 | 100 | 449 |
TUBERCULOSIS.
Tuberculosis caused 348 deaths, which were 106 below the average of the
last decennium, but were 3 below the number registered in 1926. The deathrate
resulting from them was equal to 1.04 per 1,000 of the civil population, and
represented 8.4 per cent, of the deaths from all causes during the year.
Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System (Phthisis or Pulmonary
Tuberculosis), caused 314 deaths, as contrasted with the decennial average
of 382, while the death-rate was 0.94 per 1,000 of the civil population as against
the decennial rate of 1.18 per 1,000. There was a decrease of 68 on the ten
years' average number of deaths, and of 0.24 on the mean death-rate.
Tuberculosis (Respiratory System).
Proportion of Deaths Death rates
Death rates from Tuberculosis from All Causes
Years. Deaths. per 1,000 Per 100 Deaths per 1,000
inhabitants. from all Causes. inhabitants.
1917 485 1.63 10.54 15.5
1918 516 1.80 8.83 20.4
1919 388 1.18 8.56 14.1
1920 349 1.04 7.80 13.3
1921 355 1.07 8.13 13.1
1922 378 1.13 8.19 13.8
1923 337 1.00 8.64 11.6
1924 340 0.99 8.05 12.3
1925 382 1.13 9.18 12.3
1926 289 0.85 7.06 12.0
Average 10 years 382 1.18 8.50 13. 8
192 7 314 0.94 7.61 12.3