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Islington 1926

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

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84
1926]
Respiratory (Pulmonary) Tuberculosis.—542 notifications were
received, of which 304 referred to males and 238 to females, and represented an
attack.rate of 1.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. The return was an increase of 2 on that
of 1924 and a decrease of 154 on 1925.

Showing the Notified Cases of Tuberculosis in the Wards during 1926.

Registration Sub.Districts.Wards.Respiratory Tuberculosis.Other Forms of Tuberculosis.Grand TotalsTuberculosis Rate per 1,000 of Population.
MalesFemalesTotalMalesFemalesTotal
TufnellTufnell2328516511621.81
Up. HollowayUp. Holloway25194412517611.90
TollingtonTollington202141246471.50
Lr. HollowayLr. Holloway2922518513641.52
HighburyHighbury24153910717561.73
Mildraay2822508816662.25
BarnsburyThornhUl32215391019722.34
Barnsbury30235381018712.81
Islington, S.E.St. Mary's26144010111512.75
Canonbury38236111516772.35
St. Peter's29305911718772.55
Totals3042385429567162704208

THE PERIOD OF LIFE AT WHICH TUBERCULOSIS ATTACKED THE PERSONS NOTIFIED DURING 1926.

Tubercular Diseases.Sex.At all ages.Cases Notified in Whole District.
At Ages—Years.
Under 11 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 4545 to 6565 and up.
Respiratory TuberculosisM.304-41151134968
F.238_11357103604
Tubercular MeningitisM.522_1___
F.11___
Tabes MesentericaM.13125311_
F.15_24432_
General TuberculosisM.
F._________
Other forms of TuberculosisM.771172714108-
F.5141813124-
All Tubercular DiseasesM.39942543691451058
F.30573674118664
Totals7044327914326317112
Percentages at each life period to total cases0.574.5511.2220.3137.3624.291.70