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Islington 1910

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

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1910]
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Table: TABLE LX. Showing the Deaths from the several Constitutional Diseases during the Years 1900- 1909, also the Corrected Mean Number of Deathsfor these Years, together with the Deaths in 1910.

TABLE LX. Showing the Deaths from the several Constitutional Diseases during the Years 1900- 1909, also the Corrected Mean Number of Deathsfor these Years, together with the Deaths in 1910.

1900.1901.1902.1903.1904.1905.1906.1907.19081909Corrected Means 1900-1909.1910.Increase or Decrease.
Rheumatic Fever1691716131815119101315+ 2
Rheumatism101215212111191314281615— 1
Gout771161176137482— 6
Rickets1319179111111553104— 6
Cancer303289326350323328363348367353331361+ 30
Tabes Mesenterica363843404039352645413936— 3
Tubercular Meningitis698077717463807463727172+ 1
Phthisis602545515492533438411436432424477390—87
Other Tubercular and Scrofulous Diseases31437293540527264453841+ 3
Purpura22211213321— 1
Anaemia. Chlorosis, Leuco-cythaemia..129781415161514131216+ 4
Diabetes283328263528322121362834+ 6
Other Diseases352157144332— 1
Totals1,1041.0621,0971,0701 1161,0071 0421,0411,0481,0321,048989—59

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DISEASES OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM.
There were 870 deaths registered from these diseases, which include
acute and chronic Bronchitis, Pneumonia, Pleurisy and Asthma. It is satisfactory
to find that this return is 217 less than the number registered in 1909.
Naturally these diseases are greatly influenced by climatic conditions, and are
not so amenable to sanitary efforts as other diseases that have already been
considered. Nevertheless, it would be folly to close one's eyes to the fact that
some of them, pneumonia especially, are influenced by the environment of the
persons whom they attack. It goes without saying that where there is dirty
air and dirty surroundings, you will find more cases of pneumonia than where
the opposite conditions prevail.