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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] 50
Metropolitan Borough of Islington.
INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING I HE CALENDAR YEAR 1921.
| Cause of Death. | Weeks. | Total under 4 weeks | Months. | Total Deaths under 1 year | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 week | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4 weeks and under 3 months | 3-6 | 6-9 | 9-12 | |||
| All -Certified | 130 | 34 | 33 | 22 | 219 | 101 | 146 | 96 | 71 | 633 |
| Causes. -Uncertified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chicken-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | - | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | _ | — | — | - | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 22 |
| Diphthiera, Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | _ | 1 | __ | — | 1 | _ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous). | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2* | 1† | 1 | 4 |
| Convulsions. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 12 | |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bronchitis | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 26 |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 90 |
| Diarrhœa | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 13 | 27 | 14 | 6 | 61 |
| Enteritis | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 73 |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 6 |
| Syphilis. | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 11 |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Suffocation, overlying | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | 2 | 1 | _ | _ | _ | 3 |
| Injury at birth | 9 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| Atelectasis | 11 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 |
| Congenital Malformations | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 30 |
| Premature birth | 74 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 96 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 107 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 11 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 27 | 18 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 81 |
| Other Causes | 11 | 4 | 5 | — | 20 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 59 |
| Totals | 130 | 34 | 33 | 22 | 219 | 101 | 146 | 96 | 71 | 633 |
Nett Births legitimate 7,607 Nett Deaths in legitimate infants 599
in the year illegitimate 205 the year of illegitimate infants 34
* Cerebro Spinal Meningitis (2). † Post Basic Meningitis (1).
LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL RETURN.
Borough of Islington.
PROCEEDINGS DURING 1921.
| Premises. | Number of Places. | Number of Inspections 1921 | Number of Notices 1921 | Number of Prosecutions 1921 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On Register at end of 1920 | Added in 1921 | Removed in 1921 | On Register at end of 1921 | ||||
| Milk Premises | 608 | 25 | 8 | 625 | 468 | 44 | Nil |
| Cowsheds | 4 | _ | — | 4 | 42 | — | —_ |
| Slaughter-Houses | 18 | — | — | 18 | 925 | — | — |
| Other Offensive Trade Premises | 7 | — | — | 7 | 61 | — | — |
| Ice Cream Premises | 242 | — | — | 242 | 62 | 9 | — |
| Registered Houses Let in Lodgings | 1,058 | 1 | 26 | 1,033 | 8,761 | 944 | 3 |