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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 1916
Sixty-first annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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15 [1916
In London the infant mortality rate was 89 per 1,000 births, while in the
six boroughs encircling Islington it was 91 per 1,000. The rate for England
and Wales was 91 per 1,000 births.
The following Table shows the diseases that proved most fatal in the first
year of child life, together with the mortality rates per 1,000 births.
| Causes of Death | Mean rate of 3 years 1901-2-3 per 1,000 Births. | 1916. | Mean rate 10 years 1906-15 per 1,000 Births. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premature Birth and Congenital Defects | 24.25 | 17.08 | 22.62 |
| Bronchitis and Pneumonia | 25.67 | 19.70 | 19.60 |
| Atrophy and Marasmus | 20.54 | 13.77 | 14.76 |
| Diarrhæal Diseases (all forms) | 19.01 | 4.27 | 19.71 |
| Convulsions | 6.66 | 2.34 | 2.06 |
| Whooping Cough | 6.44 | 4.27 | 4.35 |
| Measles | 3.27 | 2.34 | 3.04 |
| Phthisis | 1.85 | 0.41 | 0.36 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 5.68 | 1.93 | 3.63 |
| Diphtheria | 0.43 | 0.41 | 0.24 |
| Total of above | 113.80 | 66.52 | 90.37 |
| All other causes | 18.91 | 20.80 | 17.18 |
| Total | 132.71 | 87.32 | 107.55 |