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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 1924
Sixty-ninth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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STATISTICAL APPENDIX.
| Deaths in Institutions within Borough. | DISEASES. | AGES | Under 5 | Over 5 | DISTRICTS. | Male | Female. | Total. | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 85 | | Tuf. | U.H. | Toll | L.H. | H. | B. | S..E. | |||||||
| Small Pox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) Vaccinated | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| (c) Unvaccinated | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| (c) No Statement | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 17 | Measles | 24 | 78 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 102 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 34 | 26 | 54 | 49 | 103 |
| 1 | Scarlet Fever | 1 | 8 | 1 | —_ | — | — | — | _—_ | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Typus Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 12 | Epidemic Influenza | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 11 | 93 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 12 | 27 | 57 | 47 | 104 |
| 5 | Whooping Cough | 20 | 35 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — | 55 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 19 | 38 | 57 |
| 2 | Diphtheria | — | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | —_ | — | — | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 33 | |
| 1 | Enteric Fever | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | —_ | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Asiatic Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Diarrhœa Dvsentery | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —_ | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 14 | ||
| Epidemic Enteritis | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | —__ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1 | *2 | *1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | —_ | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Hydrophobia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —__ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Glanders | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Tetanus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Anthrax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cow Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 3 | Syphilis | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | —_ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | Gonorrhœa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | _— | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 3 |
| Phaycdæna | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 | Erysipelas | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | —_ | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Puerperol Fever | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 8 | 8 |
| 1 | Pyæmia | — | — | — | —_ | — | 1 | _— | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 5 | 7 | |
| 3 | Infective Endocarditis | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 15 | |
| 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | —_ | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Malarial Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1 | Rheumatic Fever | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Rhedunatism of Heart. | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | _ | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | |
| 9 | Tuberculosis of Brain. | 5 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 29 |
| Tuberculosis of Larynx | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 108 | Phthisis | 3 | 13 | — | 4 | 25 | 40 | 77 | 68 | 57 | 37 | 12 | 2 | — | 16 | 322 | 36 | 34 | 30 | 33 | 58 | 64 | 83 | 193 | 145 | 338 |
| 3 | Abdominal Tuberculosis | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 15 | ||
| 1 | General Tuberculosis | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Other forms Tuberculosis | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 11 | ||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Thrush | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | —__ | —__ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Actinomvcosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —_ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | —_ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Hvdatid Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Scurvy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Acute Alcoholism | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | _— | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Chronic Alcoholism | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | _ | 2 | — | — | _— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
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| Ostoo arthritis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | 20 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 20 | |
| Gout | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | _ | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | —__ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 128 | Cancer | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 9 | 38 | 77 | 131 | 149 | 52 | 8 | 1 | 469 | 51 | 61 | 38 | 61 | 90 | 66 | 103 | 214 | 256 | 470 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 27 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 27 | |
| Purpura Hæmorrhagica | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Haemophilia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Anæmia | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | |
| Lymphadenoma | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Premature Birth | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | — | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 46 | 31 | 77 | |
| Injury at Birth | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | |
| Debility at Birth | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | ||
| Atelectasis | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 12 | |
| 36 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 12 | 40 | ||
| Want of Breast Milk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Atrophv, Debility, Marasmus | 33 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | 7 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 15 | 36 | |
* Cerebro-Spinal Fever (4).