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Islington 1919

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

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1919] 40
Tuberculosis.
During the year 880 cases of Tuberculosis in its different forms were
notified. The attack-rate was equal to 2.67 per 1,000 of the civil population.
This number shows a decrease of 309 on the return of the previous year, and
of 1.48 per 1,000 on the attack-rate. It was also 175 below the number
in 1917.
Pulmonary Tuberculosis—759 notifications were received, of which
452 referred to males and 307 to females, and represented an attack-rate of
2'30 per 1,000. The return was a decrease of 247 on that of 1918, and 138
on 1917.

Showing theNotified CasesofTuberculosisin theWards

during 1919.

Registration Sub-Districts.Wards.Pulmonary Phthisis.Other Forms of Tuberculosis.Grand Totals.Tuberculosis Ratn per 1,000 of Population.
Males.Females.Total.Males.Females.Totals.
TufnellTufnell33357444882..
Upper HollowayUpper Holloway352964771478..
TollingtonTollington322961731071..
Lower HollowayLower Holloway433679931991..
HighburyHighbury4120611141576..
Mildmay21224322447..
BarnsburyThornhill4827751081893..
Barnsbury41216244870..
IslingtonSouth-EastSt. Mary's422466371076..
Canonbury513081551091..
St. Peter's5934936612105..
Totals452 ..30775968531218802.67