Sixty-ninth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington page 7

Islington 1924

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

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[ 1924
INFANTILE MORTALITY
Infant Deaths, 447; Mortality Rate, 66.—During the year 447
deaths among infants under twelve months old were registered, or 1S5 below the
decennial average (632), and they were equal to an infant mortality rate of 66 per
1,000 births. This rate is 21 per 1,000 births below the mean annual record of the
preceding ten years, and equals the rate of last year (1923), which was the lowest
ever recorded in Islington.
In the quarters the mortality ranged from 90 per 1,000 births in the first
quarter, 54 in the second, 55 in the third, and 61 in the fourth.

Table: In the sub-registration districts the infant mortality was as follows:

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In the sub-registration districts the infant mortality was as follows:

Sub-District.	Infant Deaths.	Mortality per 1,000 Births.
Tufnell	34	54
Upper Holloway	46	70
Tollington	36	60
Lower Holloway	79	85
Highbury	65	60
Barnsbury	98	77
Islington South East	89	55

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In London the infant mortality was 69 per 1,000 births, while in the six
boroughs encircling Islington it was 66.
The rate for England and Wales was 75 per 1,000 births.

Table: Infantile Mortality during each of the Ten Years 1914-23 and 1924. Deaths at various ages under One Year of Age.

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Infantile Mortality during each of the Ten Years 1914-23 and 1924. Deaths at various ages under One Year of Age.

Years.	Under one week.	Weeks.			Total under four weeks.	Months.				Total Deaths under one year.	Deaths per 1,000 Births.
		Weeks.				4 weeks and under 3 mths.	3-6	6-9	9-12
		1-2	2-3	3-4		4 weeks and under 3 mths.	3-6	6-9	9-12
1914	179	40	39	33	291	159	181	118	100	849	104
1915	155	49	35	31	270	142	152	125	116	805	107
1916	129	32	27	21	209	128	116	92	89	634	87
1917	93	38	23	7	161	106	108	99	91	565	97
1918	123	31	19	14	187	87	112	78	107	571	110
1919	158	32	22	21	233	95	92	60	45	525	83
1920	142	54	37	22	255	141	120	79	81	676	72
1921	131	34	35	22	222	104	148	96	71	641	81
1922	125	37	29	22	213	80	97	96	93	579	77
1923	128	35	20	11	194	72	104	54	49	473	66
Mean 10 years	136	38	29	20	223	112	123	90	84	632	87
1924	110	33	23	21	187	59	61	64	76	447	66
Increase or decrease on mean	— 26	— 5	— 6	+ 1	— 36	— 53	— 62	— 26	— 8	—185	— 21

Table: Showing the Deaths among Infants per 1.000 Births during the Year 1924. and also the mortality rates for the Years 1914-1923.

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Showing the Deaths among Infants per 1.000 Births during the Year 1924. and also the mortality rates for the Years 1914-1923.

Sub-Districts.	1914	1915	1916	1917	1918	1919	1920	1921	1922	1923	Mean 10 years	1914	increase or decrease on mean
Tufnell	93	65	84	99	93	50	41	53	83	46	71	54	—17
Up. Holloway	86	118	67	68	83	79	69	76	59	64	77	70	— 7
Tollington	92	135	93	102	135	98	58	83	58	55	91	60	—31
Lr. Holloway	134	118	107	121	130	101	66	93	81	'81	103	85	—18
Highbury	93	109	74	83	99	83	67	93	64	61	83	60	—23
Barnsbury	119	107	103	114	122	91	89	87	86	59	98	77	—21
Islington, S.E.	105	108	91	89	107	81	79	77	88	82	91	55	—36
The Borough	104	107	87	97	110	83	72	81	77	66	87	66	—21

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Table: In the sub-registration districts the infant mortality was as follows:

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Table: Infantile Mortality during each of the Ten Years 1914-23 and 1924. Deaths at various ages under One Year of Age.

Table: Showing the Deaths among Infants per 1.000 Births during the Year 1924. and also the mortality rates for the Years 1914-1923.