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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 1918
Sixty-third annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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[1918
TUBERCULOSIS.
All the tubercular diseases caused 631 deaths and were 68 above the
average of the last decennium, and were also 35 above the number registered
in 1917. The death-rate resulting from them was equal to 2.20 per 1,000 of
the civil population, and represented 10'8 per cent. of the deaths from all
causes during the year.
number of deaths and 0 44 on the mean death-rate. In 1911 the death-rate from Phthisis was 1.16 per 1,000 of the population, and in 1918 rose to T80 which is the highest rate recorded during 11 years.
| Years | Pulmonary Phthisis. | Proportion of Deaths from Phthisis per 100 Deaths from All Causes. | Death rates from All Causes per 1,000 inhabitants | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths | Death rates per 1,000 inhabitants. | |||
| 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 | 1.06 | 7.88 | 11.9 |
| 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 |
| 1916 | 458 | 1.48 | 9.64 | 15.3 |
| 1917 | 485 | 1.63 | 10.54 | 15.5 |
| Average 10 years | 437 | 1.36 | 9.03 | 15.0 |
The following return gives the deaths each age period:—
| Age periods. | Deaths. | Age periods. | Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0- 5 | 7 | 55-65 | 62 |
| 5-15 | 21 | 65-75 | 25 |
| 15-25 | 84 | 75 upwards | 3 |
| 25-35 | 110 | Total | 516 |
| 35-45 | 113 | ||
| 45-55 | 91 |