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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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1924]
The following table shows the diseases that proved most fatal in the first
year of child life, together with the mortality rates per 1,000 births.
| Causes of death. | 1924. Rate per 1,000 Births. | Mean rate 10 years 1914-23 per 1,000 Births. | Difference. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premature Birth and Congenital Defects | 17 | 20 | — 3 |
| Bronchitis and Pneumonia | 16 | 17 | — 1 |
| Atrophy and Marasmus | 5 | 11 | — 6 |
| Diarrhoeal Disease (all forms) | 7 | 6 | + 1 |
| Convulsions | 1 | 2 | — 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | 4 | — 1 |
| Measles | 3 | 3 | — |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — |
| Phthisis | — | — | — |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 1 | 2 | — 1 |
| Total of above | 53 | 65 | — 12 |
| All other causes | 13 | 22 | — 9 |
| Total | 66 | 87 | — 21 |
INFANTILE MORTALITY during the Calendar Year 1924. Nett Deaths from stated, causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.
| Cause of Death. | Under 1 week | Weeks. | Total under 4 weeks | 4 weeks and under 3 months | Months. | Total Deaths under 1 year | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 3-6 | 6-9 | 9-12 | ||||||
| All Causes. | Certified | 110 | 33 | 23 | 21 | 187 | 57 | 58 | 62 | 74 | 438 |
| Uncertified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Chicken-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 18 | 24 | |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| Whooping-Cough | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 20 | |
| Diphtheria, Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | —_ | 1 | — | 1 | —_ | 1 | 4 a | — | 6 | |
| Convulsions | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 9 | |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Bronchitis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 34 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 22 | 76 | |
| Diarrhoea | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | |
| Enteritis | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 29 | |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Syphilis | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Suffocation, overlying | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | |
| Injury at birth | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
| Atelectasis | 10 | 2 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 12 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 18 | 6 | — | 1 | 25 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 35 | |
| Premature birth | 57 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 74 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 78 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 35 | ||
| Other causes | 6 | 7 | 2 | — | 15 | 2 | 6b | 7 | 8b | 38 | |
| Totals | 110 | 33 | 23 | 21 | 187 | 57 | 58 | 62 | 74 | 438 | |
Nett Births
in the year
{legitimate 6,455
illegitimate 251
6,706
Nett Deaths in
the year of
legitimate infants 413
illegitimate infants 25
a Cerebro-Spinal Fever (2), b Influenza (5).