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, Metropolitan Borough of]
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[1912
Quarters | Tufnell. | Upper Holloway. | Tollingtcn. | Lower Holloway. | Highbury | Barnsbury. | Islington, South-East. | The Borough |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | 9 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 30 | 121 |
2nd | 9 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 16 | 102 |
3rd | 11 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 88 |
4th | 7 | 16 | 8 | 19 | 21 | 34 | 116 | |
The Year .. | 36 | 45 | 33 | 67 | 67 | 78 | 101 | 427 |
Abdominal Tuberculosis.—20 deaths were attributed to this disease,
which principally affects child life, and they represent a death-rate of 0 06 per
1,000 of the population. Of the deaths 11 were those of males and 9 of
females, while 10 were under five years of age, and 10 over that time of life
Tubercular Meningitis.— This disease of the meninges of the brain
caused 67 deaths, 37 of males and 30 of females, which were equal to a deathrate
of 1.20 per 1,000 of the population. The deaths among children, of
whom 49 were under five years old, caused a death-rate of 1.46 of those living
at that period of life.
Tuberculosis of the Larynx.— There were 2 deaths from it, both of
which occurred among males. These deaths represented a death-rate of
0 01 per 1,000 inhabitants.
General Tuberculosis.—Twenty-three deaths were attributed to this
cause, 15 being those of males and 8 of females; and the death-rate was 0 07
per 1,000 of the population. Five of the deceased were under one year of
age, 7 between 1 and 5, and only 11 at all other ages.
Other forms of Tuberculosis.— Altogether there were only 16
deaths, 9 males and 7 females. With the exception of 1, all were over five
years old. The death-rate was 0 05 per 1,000 inhabitants.