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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 1926
Seventy-first annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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1926]
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. | 1926. Rate per 1,000 Births. | Mean rate 10 years 1916-25 per 1,000 Births. | Difference. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premature Birth and Congenital Defects | 19 | 20 | -1 |
| Bronchitis and Pneumonia | 15 | 17 | -2 |
| Atrophy and Marasmus | 4 | 9 | -5 |
| Diarrhoeal Disease (all forms) | 4 | 4 | - |
| Convulsions | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| Measles | 3 | 3 | - |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - |
| Phthisis | - | 1 | -1 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis ... | 1 | 1 | - |
| Total of above | 49 | 60 | -11 |
| All other causes ... | 17 | 19 | -2 |
| Total | 66 | 79 | -13 |
INFANTILE MORTALITY during the Calendar Year 1926.
| 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 Certified | 98 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 143 | 63 | 96 | 56 | 69 | 427 | |
| Causes, Uncertified | Nil | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Nil | |
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Chicken-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 15 | 20 | |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Whooping-Cough | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
| Diphtheria, Croup | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous) | — | 1 | — | —_ | 1 | 3* | 7* | 5* | 1* | 17 | |
| Convulsions | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Bronchitis. | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | |
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 16 | 21 | 83 | |
| Diarrhoea | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 29 | |
| Enteritis | — | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 42 | |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | |
| Syphilis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Suffocation, overlying | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | |
| Injury at birth | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
| Atelectasis | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | |
| Congenital Malformations | 15 | 2 | — | — | 17 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 31 | |
| Premature birth | 57 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 73 | 12 | 3 | — | — | 88 | |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 29 | |
| Other causes | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 30 | |
| Totals | 98 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 143 | 63 | 96 | 56 | 69 | 427 | |
Nett Births
in the year
legitimate6,037
illegitimate246
6,283
Nett Deaths in
the year of
legitimate infants 394
illegitimate infants 33
* Cerebro-Spinal Fever (b)