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 Borough]
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Men. | Women. | Juveniles. | Total. |
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Men. | Women. | Juveniles. | Total. |
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Quarter. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Birth Rates. | |||
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Islington, 1937. | Islington, 1927-36. | London, 1937. | Great Towns, 1937. |
Tufnell. | Upper Holloway. | Tollington. | Lower Holloway. | |||||||||||||
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Males. | Females | Total. | Birth rates. | Males. | Females | Total. | Birth rates. | Males. | Females | Total. | Birth rates. | Males. | Females | Total. | Birth rates. |
Highbury. | Barnsbury. | Islington South-East. | The Borough. | |||||||||||||
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Males. | Females | Total. | Birth rates. | Males. | Females | 1 Total. | Birth rates. | Males. | Females | Total. | Birth rates. | Males. | Females | Total. | Birth rates. |
Notified by : | Doctors. | Midwives. | Parents and other Persons. | Total. | ||||
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Alive. | Stillborn. | Alive. | Stillborn. | Alive. | Stillborn. | Alive. | Stillborn. |
Period. | Certified by Doctor. | Certified by Midwife. | By Other Persons. | Total. Registered. | Per 1,000 of Total Births (including still-born). |
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Sub-Districts. | Quarters. | The Year. | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. |
Quarter. | Males. | Females | Total. | Death Rates. | |||
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Islington, 1937. | Islington, 1927-36. | London, 1937. | Great Towns, 1937. |
Sub-District. | Infant Deaths. | Mortality per 1,000 Births. |
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Years. | Under one week. | Weeks. | Total under four weeks. | Months. | Total Deaths under one year. | Deaths per 1,000 Births. | |||||
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1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4 weeks and under 3 mths. | 3-6 | 6-9 | 9-12 |
Sub-Districts. | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | Mean 10 years. | 1937 | Increase or decrease on mean |
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Causes of death. | 1937. Rate per 1,000 Births. | Mean rate 10 years 1927-36 per 1,000 Births. | Difference. |
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Cause of Death. | Under 1 week | Weeks. | Total under 4 weeks | Months. | Total deaths under 1 year | |||||||
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1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4 weeks & under 3 mths. | 3-6 | 6-9 | 9-12 | ||||||
All causes | Certified | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Uncert'd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Institutions. | 1937. | 1936. | ||||
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Residents. | NonResidents. | Total | Residents. | Non Residents. | Total. |
1937. | 1936. |
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SubRegistration Districts. | Wards | Enteric Fever. | Small Pox. | Measles | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria. | Enteritis and Diarrhoea. | Totals. |
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1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | |||||||
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Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | .Deaths. | Death Rates. |
1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | The Year. |
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Years. | Quarters. | Totals. | |||
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First. | Second. | Third. | Fourth. |
Ages. | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | Mean 10 yrs. | 1937 | Difference. |
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Quarters. | Tufnell. | Upper Holloway. | Tollington. | Lower Holloway. | Highbury. | Barnsbury. | Islington, South East. | The Borough |
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Y ears. | Deaths. | Death rates per 1,000 inhabitants. | Proportion of Deaths from Tuberculosis per 100 Deaths from All Causes. | Death rates from all Causes per 1,000 inhabitants. |
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Quarters. | Tufnell. | Upper Holloway. | Tollington. | Lower Holloway. | Highbury. | Barnsbury. | Islington, South East. | The Borough |
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Year. | Bodies received into Mortuary. | Inquests. |
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Year. | Cases. | Attack-rates per 1,000 civil population. |
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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 in Hospital. | Percentage of known cases. |
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Notified Cases Treated. | Percentage 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, | 1937 | Increase or Decrease. |
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Sub-Registration Districts. | Wards. | Small Pox. | Scarlet Fever or Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Enteric (Typhoid) Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Continued Fever. | Relapsing Fever. | Cholera. | Total. |
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1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 |
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Years. | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1930 | Average (10 years). | 1937 |
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Registration Sub-Districts. | Wards. | Respiratory Tuberculosis. | Other Forms of Tuberculosis. | Grand Totals | Tuberculosis Rate per 1,000 of Population. | ||||
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Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total |
Tubercular Diseases. | Sex. | At all ages. | At Ages—Years. | ||||||
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Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 and up. |
Year. | Notified Cases. | Coming to knowledge. | Total. | Deaths. |
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Lungs. | Other Forms. | Total. | |||
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M. | F. | M. | F. |
Age-periods | Notifications on Form A. | ||||||||||||
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Number of Primary Notifications. | Total Notifications on Form A. | ||||||||||||
0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 65 | Total Primary Notifications. | ||
to | to | to | to | to | to | to | to | to | to | and | |||
1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 65 | up. |
Diagnosis. | Pulmonary. | Non-Pulmonary. | Total. | Grand Total. | |||||||||
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Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | ||||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
Diagnosis. | PULMONARY. | NON-pulmonary. | TOTAL. | GRAND TOTAL. | ||||||||||
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Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | Children. | |||||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. |
1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | ||||||
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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. | Mar. | Apr. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Year. | Total. |
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Month. | Dispensary. | Dispensary. | 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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No. of Swabs Submitted for Examination. | Negative Result (Bacilli). | Positive Result (Bacilli). | Non-Virulent. | Virulent. |
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Periods. | Positive Results. | Negative Results. | Total Examined. | Positive Results. | Negative Results. | Total Examined. | Positive Results. | Negative Results. | Total Examined. | Totals. |
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Registration Sub-Districts. | Number of Births returned in "Birth List Sheets" in 1936. | 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 (Defaulters). | Total Number of Certificates of Primary Vaccination of children under 14 years received during year 1937. | Number of Statutory-Declarations of Conscientious Objection received during year 1937. |
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Name of the Vaccination District (or Institution). | Name of the Medical Officer or Public Vaccinator. | Number of successful primary vaccinations of persons. | Number of successful re-vaccinations, i.e., successful vaccinations of persons who had been successfully vaccinated at some previous time. | Remarks. | ||
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Under one year. | One year and upwards. | Total. |
1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Year. |
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Workshops and Workplaces. | 1937. | |||
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Total Workshops on Register. | Total Workrooms on Register. | Number added during Year. | Number removed during Year. |
Trade. | Number of Workshops. | Women. | Male Young Persons. | Totals. |
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Number. |
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Nature of Work. | Instances. | Notices served. | Prosecutions. |
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(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Year. | House or part of the house not kept in a reasonable state of repair. | House or part of the house kept in a reasonable state of repair. | "Report" re completion of work mentioned in schedule issued with certificate. | Certificates not issued. | Total. |
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Districts. | Totals | ||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
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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1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 |
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1919 to 1936. | 1937. | Total since 1919. |
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Held under | Total at 31st Dec., 1935. | Erected in 1936 and 1937. | Total. |
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1919 to 1936. | 1937. | Total since 1919. |
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Number of Cases. | Description of animal. | Nature of disease. | Extent of disease. | How disposed of[ |
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Cattle, excluding cows. | Cows. | Calves. | Sheep and Lambs. | Pigs. |
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Tons. | Cwts. | Qtrs. | Lbs. |
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Dairies and Milk Shops. | Number on Register 31/12/36. | Additions to Register. | Removals from Register. | Number on Register 31/12/37. |
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Designation. | No. of applications. | Number granted. | Amount of Fees received. |
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Examined. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Per Cent. |
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No. of Samples. | Solids not Fat. | Fat. | Total Solids.p |
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Number taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated. |
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1936. | No. of Samples Taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Per cent. Adulterated. | ||||||||||||
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Quarters. | Sundays. | Weekdays. | In transit. | All Milks. | Sundays. | Weekdays. | In transit. | All Milks. | Sundays. | Weekdays. | In transit. | All Milks. | Sundays. | Weekdays. | In transit. | All Milks. |
Samples Analysed. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Per cent. Adulterated. |
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Years. | Sunday Milks. | Week-day Milks. | In transit (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. |
Statute. | Total Prosecutions. | Successful. | Dismissed. | Withdrawn. | Amount of Penalties. | Costs Received. |
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District No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 and 8 | 7 | 9 | CLP. Not included in totals. | Totals. |
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District No. | I | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 and 8 | 7 | 9 | C.L.P. Not included in totals ‡. | Totals. |
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North. | South. | East. | West. | Total. |
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North. | South. | East. | West. | Total. |
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Year. | No. of Live Births. | No. of Maternal Deaths | Rate. |
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1937. Month. | Cause of Death. | Ages at Death. | Totals. | |||||
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15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 and upwd. | Total. | From Puerperal Sepsis. | From other Diseases of Childbirth. |
1937. Month. | Cause of Death. | Ages at Death. | Totals. | |||||
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15 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 and upwd. | Total. | From Puerperal Sepsis. | From other Diseases of Childbirth. |
Tufnell. | Upper Hollo-way. | Toll-ington. | Lower Hollo-way. | Highbury. | Barns-bury. | South-East. | The Borough |
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Tufnell. | Upper Hollo-way. | Tollington. | Lower Hollo-way. | Highbury. | Barns-bury. | South-East. | The Borough |
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No. in Family. | Free. | Quarter cost. | Half cost. | |||
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Nett weekly income per head after deduction of rent, not exceeding :— |
No. of places provided. | No. of attendances during 1937. | Council grant (year ending 31st March, 1938.) |
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Tufnell. | Upper Hollo- way. | Toll-ington | Lower Hollo-way. | Highbury. | Barns-bury. | South East. | The Borough. |
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Ophthalmia Neonatorum Cases. | Notified. | Treated. | ||||||
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At home. | In-Patients. | |||||||
Hosp. Outpatients. | Own Doctor. | St. Margaret's Hosp. | Other Hosps. | |||||
34 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 34 | Nil. | Nil. | Nil. |
Totally Blind. | Partially Blind. |
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CAUSE OF DEATH. | Sex | All ages | AGES. | DISTRICTS. | ||||||||||||||||||
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0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85 & up | Tuf. | U.H. | Toll. | L.H. | H. | B. | S.E. |
Causes of Death. | Sex | All ages. | 0- | 1 | 2— | 5-_ | 15- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- |
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Disease. | Ages. | Totals. | Total Cases removed to Hospital | ||||||||||||
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Under | 65 and | ||||||||||||||
1 | 1—2 | 2—3 | 3—4 | 4—5 | 5—10 | 10—15 | 15—20 | 20—35 | 35—45 | 45—65 | upwds |