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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 1919
Sixty-fourth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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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 | 1919. | Mean rate 10 years 1909-18 per 1,000 Births. | Difference. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premature Birth and Congenital Defects.. | 27.07 | 21.30 | + 15.77 |
| Bronchitis and Pneumonia | 16.08 | 19.25 | — 3.17 |
| Atrophy and Marasmus | 11.78 | 14.57 | — 2.79 |
| Diarrhæal Diseases (all forms) | 3 .19 | 8.81 | — 5. 62 |
| Convulsions | 0.80 | 1.98 | — 1.18 |
| Whooping Cough | 0.32 | 4.42 | — 4.10 |
| Measles | .. | 3.17 | — 3.17 |
| Phthisis | 0.32 | 0.37 | — 0.05 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 1. 12 | 3.49 | — 2.37 |
| Diphtheria | 0. 16 | 0 .31 | — 0. 15 |
| Total of above | 60.84 | 77.67 | 16.83 |
| All other causes | 22.78 | 24.74 | — 1.96 |
| Total | 93.62 | 102 .41 | — 18.79 |
1919] 14
Showing the. Mortality per 1,000 Births among Infants under one year of age
in the ten years 1909-18; and in 1919 from certain specified causes.
+ :5.77
— 3.17
— 2.79
— 5.62
— 1.18
— 4.10
— 3.17
— 0.05
— 2.37
— 0.15
16.83
— 1.96
— 18.79
Mean rate
10 years
1909-18 per
1,000 Births.
21.30
19.25
14.57
8.81
1.98
4.42
3.17
0.37
3.49
0.31
77.67
24.74
102.41
1919.
27.07
16.08
11.78
3.19
0.80
0.32
..
0.32
1.12
0.16
60.84
22.78
83.62
Causes of Death.
Premature Birth and Congenital Defects
Bronchitis and Pneumonia
Atrophv and Marasmus
Diarrhœal Diseases (all forms)
Convulsions
Whooping Cough
Measles
Phthisis
Other forms of Tuberculosis
Diphtheria
"Total of above
All other causes
Total
WELFARE WORK BY HEALTH VISITORS.
For the purpose of carrying out this work, the borough is divided into
two districts, i.e., the part of Islington north of the Great Northern Railway,
which is called the Northern District, and that south of the railway, which is
known as the Southern District. To each a Health Visitor is appointed.