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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]
among males and 253 among females. The following statement shows the ages at death of the persons attacked during the past ten years, and the return for the year 1926 :—
| Ages. | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | Mean 10yrs | 1926 | Difference. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0. 5 | _ | 2 | _ | 2 | 3 | 2 | _ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | _ | — 1 |
| 5.16 | 3 | 2 | _ | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — 1 |
| 15.25 | _ | 5 | _ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
| 25.35 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | — 2 |
| 35.45 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 36 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 27 | 38 | 40 | 33 | 27 | — 6 |
| 45.55 | 86 | 73 | 75 | 101 | 74 | 98 | 88 | 88 | 77 | 93 | 85 | 73 | — 12 |
| 55.65 | 124 | 131 | 99 | 120 | 110 | 140 | 124 | 138 | 131 | 168 | 128 | 142 | + 14 |
| 65.75 | 114 | 120 | 126 | 123 | 124 | 131 | 110 | 125 | 149 | 144 | 127 | 144 | + 17 |
| 75.85 | 48 | 55 | 52 | 39 | 43 | 52 | 47 | 68 | 52 | 71 | 53 | 51 | — 2 |
| 85 & upwards | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | + 1 |
| Totals | 412 | 432 | 393 | 438 | 402 | 475 | 421 | 472 | 470 | 534 | 445 | 453 | 8 |
| Quarters. | Tufnell. | Upper Hollo. way. | Tolling. ton. | Lower Hollo. way. | Highbury. | Barns. bury. | Islington, South East. | The Borough |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | 11 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 27 | 112 |
| Second | 14 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 24 | 102 |
| Third | 7 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 27 | 15 | 31 | 121 |
| Fourth | 14 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 29 | 118 |
| The Year | 46 | 43 | 38 | 60 | 84 | 71 | 111 | 453 |
TUBERCULOSIS.
Tuberculosis caused 351 deaths, which were 119 below the average of the
last decennium, but were 31 below the number registered in 1925. The death.
rate resulting. from them was equal to 1.03 per 1,000 of the civil population, and
represented 8.6 per cent, of the details from all causes during the year.
Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System (Phthisis or Pulmonary
Tuberculosis), caused 289 deaths, as contrasted with the decennial average
of 399, while the death.rate was 0.85 per 1,000 of the vicil population as against
the decennial rate of 1.23 per 1,000. There was a decrease of 110 on the ten
years' average number of deaths, and of 0.38 on the mean death.rate.
| Tuberculosis (Respiratory System). | Proportion of Deaths from Tuberculosis per 100 Deaths from All Causes. | Death rates from All Causes per 1,000 inhabitants. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Years. | Deaths. | Death rates per 1,000 inhabitants. | ||
| 1916 | 458 | 1.48 | 9.64 | 15.3 |
| 1917 | 485 | 1.63 | 10.54 | 15.5 |
| 1918 | 516 | 1.80 | 8.83 | 20.4 |
| 1919 | 388 | 1.18 | 8.56 | 14.1 |
| 1920 | 349 | 1.04 | 7.80 | 13.3 |
| 1921 | 355 | 1.07 | 8.13 | 13.1 |
| 1922 | 378 | 1.13 | 8.19 | 13.8 |
| 1923 | 337 | 1.00 | 8.64 | 11.6 |
| 1924 | 340 | 0.99 | 8.05 | 12.3 |
| 1925 | 382 | 1.13 | 9.18 | 12.3 |
| Average 10 years | 399 | 1.23 | 8.75 | 14.1 |
| 1926 | 289 | 0.85 | 7.06 | 12.0 |