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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 1921
Sixty-sixth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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1921] 44
Table A.—Continued.
| Deaths in Institution? within Borough. | DISEASES. | AGES. | Under 5 | Over 5 | DISTRICTS. | Males. | Females. | Totals.| | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45 | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85 | Tuf. | U.H. | Toll. | L.H. | H. | B. | S.E. | |||||||
| Dentition | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 2 | - | - | ] | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Rickets | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ||
| Old Age, Senile Decay | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 59 | 188 | 76 | - | 325 | 37 | 41 | 27 | 30 | 58 | 61 | 71 | 117 | 208 | 325 | |
| Convulsions | 12 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | |
| Meningitis | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 7 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| Encephalitis | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Apoplexy | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 4 | 17 | 32 | 70 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 161 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 42 | 65 | 97 | ||
| Softening of Brain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | |||
| Hemiplegia | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 22 | |
| General Paralysis of the Insane | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | - | - | - | 32 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 5 | ||
| Other forms of Insanity | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 13 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | |
| Chorea | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Cerebral Tumour | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 7 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
| Epilepsy | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 18 | - | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 18 | |
| Laryngismus Stridulus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Locomotor Ataxy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 4 | 5 | - | - | -_ | 14 | 1 | 2 | - | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 1 | ||
| 1 | Paraplegia | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 2 | - | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 33 | ||
| 1 | - | 1 | - | - | §3 | - | ||1 | - | ||3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 14 | 2 | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 15 | ||
| Otitis | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 4 | 8 | - | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 12 | |||
| Disease of Nose, Epistaxis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Disease of Eye | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Pericarditis | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1 | Endocarditis | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 20 |
| Hypertrophy of Heart. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Angina Pectoris | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 8 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | ||||
| 1 | Aneurism | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | - | - | - | 15 | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 15 |
| 3 | Senile Gangrene | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 8 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| 5 | Embolism, Thrombosis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 27 | |
| Phlebitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Varicose Veins | - | - | - | - | -_- | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | ||
| 145 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 58 | 109 | 185 | 115 | 26 | 7 | 557 | 69 | 63 | 57 | 43 | 90 | 77 | 276 | 288 | 564 | |||
| Laryngitis | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Croup | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| 20 | Acute Bronchitis | 14 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 21 | 4 | 23 | 73 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 28 | 52 | 96 | |
| 73 | Chronic Bronchitis | 12 | 6 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 6 | 17 | 36 | 79 | 64 | 10 | 18 | 216 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 28 | 35 | 57 | 65 | 1 0 7 | 234 | |
| 18 | Lobar Pneumonia | 2 | 11 | 4 | - | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 5 | - | 13 | 64 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 48 | 29 | 77 |
| 38 | Lobular Pneumonia | 76 | 46 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 122 | 64 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 35 | 30 | 41 | 42 | 102 | 186 | |
| 8 | Pneumonia | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 48 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 69 | |
| 3 | Emphysema, Asthma | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 17 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | |
| 1 | Pleurisy | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | 4 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 3 | - | 5 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | 3 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 20 | ||
| - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | ||||
| Diseases of Pharynx | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | |||
| Diseases of (Esophagus | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ulcer of Stomach and Duodenum | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 26 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 26 | |
| Other Diseases of the Stomach | 9 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 9 | 1 | - | - | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 16 | |
| 45 | Enteritis | 74 | 14 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | - | 13 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 57 | 44 | 101 | ||
| 7 | Appendicitis | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 25 | |
| Obstruction of Intestine | 8 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 33 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 22 | ||
| Other Diseases of Intestine | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 5 | Cirrhosis of Liver | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | - | 2 | - | - | 16 | 1 | 3 | - | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 16 | |
| Other Diseases of Liver | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 9 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| 1 | Peritonitis | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | ||
| - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | l | - | - | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 6 | 8 | 14 | |||
| 6 | Acute Nephritis | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 10 | ||||
| 27 | Bright s Disease | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 23 | 30 | 13 | 2 | - | 101 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 11 | 27 | 50 | 51 | 101 |
| Calculus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 3 | - | 33 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 1 | 33 | ||
| - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 18 | |||
| Diseases of Testis and Penis ...... | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Diseases of Ovaries | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 4 | ||
| Diseases of Uterus and Appendages | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | |||
| Diseases of Vagina and External Genitals | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Diseases of Breast | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Abortion, Miscarri.ige. | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Puerperal Mania | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Puerperal Convilsions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Placenta Praevia, Flooding | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | |
Cerebro spinal Meningitis. † Post Basic Meningitis. ‡ Chicken Pox. || Encephalitis Lethargica § Poliomyelitis.