Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Sixty-sixth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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1921] 12
Locally the deaths in the Sub-Registration Districts and Wards were as follows:—
| Sub-Registration Districts. | Wards. | Enteric Fever. | Small Pox. | Measles | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria. | Diarrhœa. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths | Deaths | Deaths | Deaths | Deaths | Deaths | Deaths | Deaths | ||
| Tufnell | Tufnell | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 22 |
| Up. Holloway | Up. Holloway | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 31 | 7 | 44 |
| Tollington | Tollington | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 8 | 11 | 23 |
| Lr. Holloway | Lr.Holloway | 1 | — | 10 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 46 |
| Highbury | Highbury | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 21 |
| Mildmay | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | |
| Barnsbury | Thornhill | — | — | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 27 |
| Barnsbury | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
| Islington South East | St. Mary's | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| Canonbury | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 27 | |
| St. Peter's | — | — | 7 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 40 | |
| The Borough | 1 | — | 27 | 19 | 43 | 110 | 85 | 285 | |
| Total Death Rates | 0.00 | — | 0.08 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.33 | 0.26 | 0.86 | |
| 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | |
| Enteric Fever | 12 | 0.04 | 8 | 0.02 | 4 | 0.01 | 14 | 0.04 | 5 | 0.01 | 9 | 0.03 |
| Small Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 124 | 0.38 | 151 | 0.46 | 101 | 0.31 | 97 | 0.30 | 153 | 0.48 | 80 | 0.26 |
| Scarlet Fever | 20 | 0.06 | 9 | 0.03 | 19 | 0.06 | 23 | 0.07 | 38 | 0.12 | 18 | 0.06 |
| Whooping Cough | 71 | 0.22 | 54 | 0.16 | 62 | 0.19 | 83 | 0.26 | 103 | 0.32 | 60 | 0.19 |
| Diphtheria | 54 | 0.16 | 38 | 0.12 | 37 | 0.11 | 44 | 0.13 | 57 | 0.18 | 45 | 0.14 |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis (under 2 years) | 362 | 44.62 per 1,000 births | 84 | 10.96 per 1,000 births | 210 | 25.12 per 1,000 births | 217 | 26.53 per 1,000 births | 154 | 20.43 per 1,000 births | 117 | 16.11 per 1,000 births |
| 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | Mean 10 years | 1921 | |||||||
| Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | |
| Enteric Fever | 4 | 0.01 | 7 | 0.02 | 5* | 0.02 | 3* | 0.01 | 7 | 0.02 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Small Pox | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 149 | 0.50 | 114 | 0.39 | 12 | 0.04 | 92 | 0.27 | 107 | 0.34 | 27 | 0.08 |
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | 0.01 | 8 | 0.03 | 14 | 0.04 | 12 | 0.04 | 16 | 0.05 | 19 | 0.06 |
| Whooping Cough | 45 | 0.15 | 147 | 0.51 | 17 | 0.05 | 70 | 0.21 | 71 | 0.22 | 43 | 0.13 |
| Diphtheria | 33 | 0.11 | 45 | 0.16 | 51 | 0.16 | 135 | 0.40 | 54 | 0.17 | 110 | 0.33 |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years) | 106 | 18.16 per 1,000 births | 82 | 15.78 per 1,000 births | 85 | 13.53 per 1,000 births | 77 | 8.19 per 1,000 births | 149 | 20.27 per 1,000 births | 156 | 19.78 per 1 000 births |
*Including 2 Malarial Fever,