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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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STATISTICAL APPENDIX
Showing Deaths from all Causes in Islington during the Year 1926.
| tutions within Borough. | DISEASES. | AGES. | Under 5 | Over 5 | DISTRICTS. | Males. | Females. | Totals. | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85- | Tuf. | U.H. | Toll. | L..H. | H. | B. | S.E. | |||||||
| Small Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
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| (c) No Statement | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 32 | Measles | 20 | 42 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 39 | 30 | 69 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | |
| Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6 | Epidemic Influenza | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 3 | — | 51 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 24 | 51 | ||
| 6 | Whooping Cough | 11 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 29 | |
| 1 | Diphtheria | 3 | 16 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 13 | 31 |
| Enteric Fever | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | ||||
| Asiatic Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Diarrhoea. Dysentery | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| 10 | Epidemic Enteritis | 21 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| 2 | 2 a | 1a | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | |||
| Hydrophobia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Glanders | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Tetanus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Anthrax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cow Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 | Syphilis | —_— | —_— | —_— | —_— | — | —_— | —_ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | ||||||
| Gonorrhoea | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | ||
| Phagedaena | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 5 | Erysipelas | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 4 | Puet peral Fever | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 11 | 11 |
| 2 | Pyaemia | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 4 | Infective Endocarditis | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | L | — | 17 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | G | 11 | 17 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Malarial Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Rheumatic Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 4 | ||||||
| Rheumatism of Heart | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | ||
| 8 | Tuberculosis of Brain | 6 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 33 |
| Tuberculosis of Larynx | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | —- | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| 90 | Phthisis | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 33 | G7 | 53 | 74 | 33 | 6 | 1 | — | 3 | 28ft | 32 | 26 | 20 | 37 | 55 | 42 | 76 | 179 | 109 | 288 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 12 | |
| 2 | Genet at Tuberculosis | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | 5 |
| 5 | Other forms Tuberculosis | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —- | — | ||
| Thrush | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Actinomycosis | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |||
| Hydatid Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Scurvy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Acute Alcoholism | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Chronic Alcoholism | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
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| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Osteo-arthritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | 16 | 16 | |
| Gout | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 143 | Cancer | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 73 | 142 | 144 | 51 | 7 | — | 453 | 46 | 43 | 38 | 60 | 84 | 71 | 111 | 200 | 253 | 453 |
| 2 | Diabetes Mellitus | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 20 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Purpura Haemorrhagica | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | |
| Haemophilia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Anaemia | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 19 | |
| Lymphadenoma | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Premature Birth | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | — | 11 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 48 | 38 | 86 | |
| Injury at Birth | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Debility at Birth | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Atelectasis | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 35 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 23 | 14 | 37 | ||
| Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 8 | 25 | |
a Cerebro-Spinal Fever (11).