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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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| Deaths in Institutions within Borough. | DISEASES. | AGES. | Under 5 | Over 5 | DISTRICTS. | Males. | Females. | Totals. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | 85- | Tuf. | U.H. | Toll. | L.H | H. | B. | S.E. | |||||||
| Puerperal Thrombosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | ||
| 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | |
| Arthritis, Ostitis, Peri- | — | — | — | — | — | —_ | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | —_ | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 9 | 2 | 11 | ||
| Ulcer, Bedsore | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Eczema | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Pemphigus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 | 1 | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Accidents and Negligence. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In Mines and Quarries | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 16 | In Vehicular Traffic | — | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 48 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 39 | 13 | 52 |
| On Railways | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 4 | |
| On Ships, Boats, etc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| In Building Operation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 4 | |
| 1 | By Machinery | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| 1 | By Weapons and Im plements | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Burns and ouarries | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Poisons, Poisonous Va | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
| surgical Narcosis | 1 | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Effects of Electric shock | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Corresiens by chemicals | — | — | — | — | —_ | — | — | — | —_ | — | — | — | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Drowning | —_ | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 5 | |
| Suffocation, Overlaid in Bed | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | ___ | 1 | —_ | 1 | 1 | —_ | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Suffocation otherwise | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Falls not specified | — | — | —_ | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 6 | — | 31 | 4 | 3 | — | 4 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 31 | |
| Wheather Agencies | — | — | —_ | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Otherwise, not stated | — | — | —._ | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | _ | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 2 | |
| Homicide suicide | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| By Poison | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | —_ | 27 | 5 | 1 | — | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 27 | |
| By Asphyxia | —_ | — | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| By Hanging and Stran- gulation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | —_ | —_ | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| by drowing | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | |
| By shooting | —_ | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||
| By cut or stab | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | |
| 1 | By Precipitation from Elevated Places | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
| By Crushing | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
| By other and unspeci fied methods | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Execution | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Sudden Death, cause not ascertained | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Ill-defined and unspecified causes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Males | 248 | 125 | 31 | 20 | 31 | 49 | 84 | 154 | 248 | 338 | 401 | 279 | 57 | 373 | 1692 | 196 | 210 | 196 | 279 | 32 7 | 374 | 483 | — | — | 2065 | |
| Females | 179 | 89 | 27 | 24 | 16 | 36 | 90 | 119 | 182 | 290 | 414 | 407 | 152 | 268 | 1757 | 184 | 193 | 203 | 252 | 383 | 330 | 480 | — | — | 2025 | |
| 883 | TOTAL DEATHS | 427 | 214 | 58 | 44 | 47 | 85 | 174 | 273 | 430 | 628 | 815 | 686 | 209 | 641 | 3449 | 380 | 403 | 399 | 531 | 710 | 704 | 963 | 2065 | 2025 | 4090 |