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Islington 1916

Sixty-first annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington

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TableA.—Continued.

Deaths in Institutions within BoroughDISEASES.AGES.Under 5.Over 5.DISTRICTS.Males.FemalesTotal
0-1-5-10-15-2025- 35-45-55-65-75-85-Tuf.U.H.Toll.L.H.H.B.S..E.
Puerperal Thrombosis..................................................
Other Diseases, Pregnancy and Childbirth............32............51..112......55
Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis....................1......11..............11
Other Diseases, Osseous System..311....1....11....35....11114628
Ulcer, Bedsore..................................................
Eczema..................................................
Pemphigus..................................................
Other Diseases, Integumentary System..................................................
Accidents and Negligence. In Mines and Quarries..................................................
15In Vehicular Traffic....611..33451551..44744488935944
On Railways....2........12..........5..2......3..4i5
On Ships, Boats, etc. (not drowning)............1..............1....1........1..1
2 1In Building Operations................212......5....111..25..5
By Machinery......1..........2........31..1....1..3..3
By Weapons and Implements............1............1..........1..1..1
10Burns and Scalds171....1....222..88..31414351115
Poisons, Poisnous Vapours..............1....1....2....11......112
Surgical Narcosis................................................
Effects of Electric Shock..................................................
Corrosions by Chemicals................................................
Drowning....23111..11........101....32318210
Suffocation, Overlaid in Bed4......................4..1....1..11224
22Otherwise71..........12......83..212..338311
Falls not specified..32....325610115344'16546910232447
Weather Agencies................................................
1Otherwise not stated11..........11..2......24..1..1..22426
Homicide?,..........1..1..........221......12..224
Warfare (wounds)..................................................
Suicide.
1By Poison............1111........41..1..11..134
By Asphyxia..................................................
1By Hanging and Strangulation................22........41....1..11314
By Drowning..............21..1......5..111....2235
By Shooting..............1............1............11..1
1By Cut or Stab..............2..21......51....211..5..5
1By Precipitation from Elevated Places..................1........1......1........11
By Crushing..............11..........3....11....13..3
By other and unspecified methods..................................................
Execution..................................................
Sudden Death, cause not ascer- tained..................................................
Ill-defined and unspecified causes..................................................
Males38520163324234118167298355393257525861811203280194314378434594....2397
Females249198472639571251572372951123851274471907233284242287354437513....2364
989TOTAL DEATHS63439911058819124332453565080554217910333718136568 —i4365017328711107239723544751