Seventy-first annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington page 7

Islington 1926

Seventy-first annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington

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[1926
INFANTILE MORTALITY.
Infant Deaths, 427; Mortality Rate, 66.—During the year 427
deaths among infants urjder twelve months old were registered, or 125 below the
decennial average (552), and they were equal to an infant mortality rate of 66 per
1,000 births. This rate is 13 per 1,000 births below the mean annual record of the
preceding ten years, and is 3 per 1,000 above the rate of last year (1925), which
was the lowest ever recorded in Islington.
In the quarters the mortality ranged from 86 per 1,000 births in the first
quarter, 51 in the second, 57 in the third, and 71 in the fourth.

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

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

Sub-District.	Infant Deaths.	Mortality per 1,000 Births.
Tufnell	35	64
Upper Holloway	26	30
Tollington	49	92
Lower Holloway	70	82
Highbury	49	48
Barnsbury	104	90
Islington South East	94	64

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In London the infant mortality was 64 per 1,000 births, while in the six
boroughs encircling Islington it was 65.
The rate for England and Wales was 70 per 1,000 births.

Table: Infantile Mortality during each of the Ten Years 1916-25 and 1926.Deaths at various ages under One Year of Age.

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Infantile Mortality during each of the Ten Years 1916-25 and 1926.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.
Years.	Under one week.	1-2	2-3	3-4	Total under four weeks.	4 weeks and under 3 mths.	3-6	6-9	9-12	Total Deaths under one year.	Deaths per 1,000 Births.
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
1924	110	33	23	21	187	59	61	64	76	447	66
1925	105	25	20	20	170	70	72	58	44	414	63
Mean 10 years	124	35	26	18	203	94	103	78	75	553	79
1926	98	19	16	10	143	63	96	56	69	427	66
Increase or decrease on mean	-26	-16	-10	-8	-60	-31	-7	-22	-6	-126	-13

Table: Showing theDeaths among Infants per 1,000 Births during the Year1926.and also the mortality rates for the Years 1916-1925.

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Showing theDeaths among Infants per 1,000 Births during the Year1926.and also the mortality rates for the Years 1916-1925.

Sub-Districts.	1916	1917	1918	1919	1920	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925	Mean 10 years	1926	Increase or decrease on mean
Tufnell	84	99	93	50	41	53	83	46	54	47	65	64	-1
Up. Holloway	67	68	83	79	69	76	59	64	70	57	69	30	-39
Tollington	93	102	135	98	58	83	58	55	60	65	81	92	11
Lr. Holloway	107	121	130	101	66	93	81	81	85	78	94	82	-12
Highbury	74	83	99	83	67	93	64	61	60	54	74	48	-26
Barnsbury	103	114	122	91	89	87	86	59	77	75	90	90	-
Islington, S.E.	91	89	107	81	79	77	88	82	55	58	81	64	-17
The Borough	87	97	110	83	72	81	77	66	66	63	79	66	-13

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

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Table: Infantile Mortality during each of the Ten Years 1916-25 and 1926.Deaths at various ages under One Year of Age.

Table: Showing theDeaths among Infants per 1,000 Births during the Year1926.and also the mortality rates for the Years 1916-1925.