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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 1909
Fifty-fourth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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The number of deaths during each year since 1901 is as follows:—
| Acute. | Chronic. | Total. | Males. | Females. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 27 | 7 | 20 | ||
| 1902 | 9 | 38 | 20 | 18 | |
| 1903 | 3 | 26 | |||
| 1904 | 4 | 22 | 12 | ||
| 1905 | 4 | 9 | 16 | ||
| 1906 | 3 | 16 | 5 | ||
| 1907 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 18 | |
| 1908 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 9 |
| 1909 | 4 | 14 | l8 | 12 | 6 |
| 96 | 121 | ||||
VENEREAL DISEASES.
These diseases, which include Syphilis and Gonorrhoea, caused 15 deaths,
which is a decrease of 5 on the preceding year. 10 of these were of
infants under 12 months old, while 10 were of males and 5 of females.
Of the 5 adults, one was between 25 and 35, 3 between 45 and 55, and 1
between 55 and 65 years of age. These diseases, like those arising from
alcoholism, are never credited with their full tale, but are very frequently,
for family and other reasons, disguised under secondary headings.
Under 1 year. 1 — 5 years. Adults. Total.
1901 10 1 6 17
1902 11 - 10 21
1903 10 1 8 19
1904 12 2 6 20
1905 13 - 5 18
1906 9 1 6 16
1907 5- 11 16
1908 13 1 6 20
190910 - 5 15
Totals 93 6 63 162
DEATHS IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS.
Within the Borough.—1,672 persons died in the Public Institutions
located in Islington, of whom only 1,055 belonged to this borough, the remaining
617 having come here for treatment or relief. Among the latter were 418
persons who died in the Holborn Infirmary, and 103 in the Great Northern
Central Hospital, 13 in the Islington Infirmary, 12 in the London Fever
Hospital, and 11 in St. Pelagia's Creche.