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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 1915
Sixtieth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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1915] 38
Deaths among Infants.—The deaths among infants are set out below
| Acute Bronchitis, | Pneumonia, | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 23 | 49 | 72 |
| 2nd „ | 6 | 20 | 26 |
| 3rd „ | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 4th „ | 14 | 27 | 41 |
| Year 45 | 106 | 151 |
ALCOHOLISM.
Eleven deaths were caused by Alcohol, which are 7 below the average of the preceding 15 years.
The following statement shows the number of deaths during each year since 1901:—
| Acute. | Chronic. | Total. | Mates. | Females. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 27 | 27 | 7 | 20 | |
| 1902 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 20 | 18 |
| 1903 | 3 | 23 | 26 | 13 | 13 |
| 1904 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 10 |
| 1905 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 9 | 16 |
| 1906 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 11 |
| 1907 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 10 | 18 |
| 1908 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 9 |
| 1909 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 6 |
| 1910 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| 1911 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 1912 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| 1913 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| 1914 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 1915 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 9 |
| 271 | 121 | 150 | |||
VENEREAL DISEASES.
From these diseases 2.3 deaths were registered, which is the highest return
since 1893, when 25 deaths were recorded. It is 2 above that of 1914, and 4
in excess of the year 1913. Among these deaths were 13 infants under a.
year old.