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Islington 1921

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

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Table: Showing the Deaths and Death Rates of Islington in 1921, and in the four quarters of the year, and of the County of London and the Great Towns during the same period, the mean Borough Death Rates for the 10 years 1911-20, and the deaths and death-rates in the year 1920.

Showing the Deaths and Death Rates of Islington in 1921, and in the four quarters of the year, and of the County of London and the Great Towns during the same period, the mean Borough Death Rates for the 10 years 1911-20, and the deaths and death-rates in the year 1920.

Quarter.Males.Females.Total.Death Rates.
Islington, 1921.Islington, 1911-20.London, 1921.96 Great Towns, 1921.
First6316211,25215.0418.8913.413.9
Second49045494411.3414.1710.911.3
Third46943990810.9012.2910.510.4
Fourth6226421,26415.1816.9014.313.3
The Year 19212,2122,1564,36813.1215.5812.412.3
19202,2922,1834,47513.3213.1212.412.5
Increase or Decrease- 80- 27- 107- 0.20- 2.44—- 0.2

Table: Causes of Death (Classified)—The following table shows the deaths arranged in classes of Disease from All Causes during the ten years 1911-20, and in 1921.

Causes of Death (Classified)—The following table shows the deaths arranged in classes of Disease from All Causes during the ten years 1911-20, and in 1921.

Classified Causes of Death.Years.Mean 10 Yrs.1921Difference.
1911191219131914 191519161917191819191920
1. Specific or Febrile Causes.7223974485726183803911361579552602464- 138
1. Miasmatic Diseases3303002842994512682931258466437439301- 138
2. Diarrhœal „32636991749456565136289685- 11
3. Malarial „—1—1———2221—- 1
4. Zoogenous „1—42—32—1211—
5. Venereal „131719212315151513131617+ 1
6. Septic „524342755038253561704960+ 11
II. Parasitic Diseases2—1——11—111—- 1
III. Dietetic181917113633422114- 7
IV. Constitutional Diseases95710231032105611321095 111411019739181040985- 55
V. Developmental429396468512554522486520657556510486- 24
VI. Local240125002718248828472457234425962177217224702203- 267
1. Diseases of Nervous System277260376363418339351330322341338345+ 7
2. „ Organs of Special Sense16420141712141011201413- 1
3. „ Circulatory System.642754733660722669681691654592680651- 29
4. „ Respiratory „858980958896114710068871156770822948717- 231
5. „ Digestive „342290362304319233243246215224278260- 18
6. „ Lymphatic „10610159169311101014+ 4
7. „ Urinary „220166213193182149130137151129167168+ 1
8. „ Reproductive „12252618132418817201813- 5
9. „ Bones and Joints1910610895912593- 6
10. „ Integumentary System5514157—66149819+ 11
VII. Violence213227195201234183159156162179191142- 49
1. Accident or Negligence16717715716519415612211513214015299- 53
2. Homicide453334132233—
3. Suicide424534333723112728373240+ 8
4. Execution——1——————————
5. By Bombs (Enemy Aircraft)——————2511——4—- 4
VIII. Ill-defined Causes12412014998125111102103899511284- 28
All Causes486646825028493855464752460058414640447549374368- 569