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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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Pulmonary Phthisis.—To this disease 458 deaths were ascribed, as contrasted with a decennial average of 428, while the death-rate was 1.48 per 1,000 of the civil population, as against a decennial rate of 1.30 per 1,000. Thus it is seen there was an increase of 30 on the average number of deaths, and 0.18 on the mean death-rate.
| Years | Pulmonary Deaths. | Phthisis. Death rates per 1,000 inhabitants. | Proportion of Deaths from Phthisis per 100 Deaths from All Causes. | Death rates from All Cause; per 1,000 inhabitants. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906 | 411 | 1.24 | 8.14 | 15.3 |
| 1907 | 436 | 1.32 | 8.58 | 15.4 |
| 1908 | 432 | 1.29 | 9.23 | 13.9 |
| 1909 | 424 | 1.29 | 8.62 | 14.9 |
| 1910 | 390 | 1.19 | 8.62 | 13.8 |
| 1911 | 379 | 1.16 | 7.88 | 14.9 |
| 1912 | 427 | 1.31 | 9.12 | 14.3 |
| 1913 | 420 | 1.26 | 8.35 | 15.1 |
| 1914 | 461 | 1.42 | 9.33 | 15.2 |
| 1915 | 496 | 1.57 | 8.98 | 17.4 |
| Average 10 years | 428 | 1.30 | 8.68 | |
The following return gives the deaths at each age period:—
| Age periods. | Deaths. | Age periods. | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-5 | 12 | 55-65 | 60 |
| 5-15 | 15 | 65-75 | 24 |
| 15-25 | 65 | 75 upwards | 1 |
| 25-35 | 91 | Total | 458 |
| 35-45 | 105 | ||
| 45-55 | 85 |
Other Tubercular Diseases.—In addition to the deaths from Phthisis
there were 115 from other tubercular diseases, namely:—
Tabes Mesenterica 22 deaths.
Tubercular Meningitis 60 „
General Tuberculosis 12 „
Other forms of Tuberculosis 21 „
These brought up the total deaths from tubercular diseases to 573, which
are equal to an annual death-rate of 1.81 per 1,000 of the civil population.