[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]

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Showing the Areas, Densities and Estimated Populations of the Sub-registration Districts at the Middle of year 1928, also the Populations at the Census 1921.

Sub-Districts.	Area. Acres.	Estimated Persons to an Acre. 1928	Estimated Population Mid-year 1928.	Enumerated Population at Census 1921.

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Showing the Areas Densities and Estimated Populations of the Wards at the Middle of the year 1928, also the Populations at the Census 1921.

WARDS.	Area in Acres.	Estimated Persons to an Acre or Density of Population.	Estimated Population Mid-year, 1928.	Enumerated Population Census, 1921

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Showing the Estimated Number of Persons living in Islington at the Mid-year 1928, at Nine Age Periods, and distinguishing Males and Females.

Ages.	Males.	Females.	Persons.

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'I he following statement shows the figures for the previous ten years 1918-27.

Years.	Marriages.	Marriage Rate.	Years.	Marriages.	Marriage Rate.

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Showing the Births (distinguishing Males and Females) and Birth-rates of Islington in 1928, and in the four quarters of the year and of the County of London and the Great Towns during the same period: also in the year 1927 ; together with the mean Borough Birth-rates for the 10 years 1918-1927.

Quarter.	Males.	Females.	Total.	Birth Rates.
Quarter.	Males.	Females.	Total.	Islington, 1928.	Islington, 1918-27.	London, 1928.	107 Great Towns, 1928.

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Showing the Births of Males and, Females and the Birth-rates in each quarter and for the year, 1928, and in the several Sub-Registration Districts.

	Tufnell.				Upper Holloway.				Tollington.				Lower Holloway.
	Males.	Females	Total.	Birth rates.	Males.	Females	Total.	Birth rates.	Males.	Females	Total.	Birth rates.	Males.	Females	Total.	Birth rates.

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Showing the Births of Males and Females and the Birth-rates in each quarter and for the year 1928, and in the several Sub-Registration Districts.—c ontd.

	Highbury.				Barnsbury.				Islington South-F.ast.				The Borough.
	Males.	Females	Total.	Birth rates.	Males.	Females	Total.	Birth rates.	Males.	Females	Total.	Birth rates.	Males.	Females	Total.	Birth rates.

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Notification of Births Act, 1907. 4,398 live births were notified (exclusive of 126 stillborn), or 76 per cent, of the total number that was registered during the year.

Notified by:	Doctors.		Midwives.		Parents and other Persons.		Total.
	Alive.	Still born.	Alive.	Still born.	Alive.	Still born.	Alive.	Still born.

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REGISTERED STILL-BIRTHS.

Period.	Certified by Doctor.	Certified by Midwife.	By Other Persons.	Total. Registered.	Per 1,000 of Total Births (including still-born).

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The Deaths and Death-rates from All Causes in the Sub-Registration Districts were as follows:—

Sub-Districts.	Quarters.								The Year.
Sub-Districts.	1		2		3		4
	Deaths.	Death Rates.	Deaths.	Death Rates.	Deaths.	Death Rates.	Deaths.	Death Rates.	Deaths.	Death Rates.

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Showing the Deaths and Death Rates of Islington in 1928, and in the four quarters of the year, and of the County of London and the Great Towns during the same period, the mean Borough Death Rates for the 10 years 1918-27 and the deaths and death-rates in the year 1927.

Quarter.	Males.	Females.	Total.	Death Rates.
Quarter.	Males.	Females.	Total.	Islington, 1928.	Islington, 1918-27.	London, 1928.	107 Great Towns. 1928

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Causes of Death (Classified). —The following table shows the deaths arranged in classes of Disease from All Causes during the ten years 1918-27 and in 1928.

Classified Causes of Death.	Years.										Mean 10 Yrs.		Difference.
Classified Causes of Death.	1918	1919	1920	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925	1926	1927	Mean 10 Yrs.	1928	Difference.

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AGES AT DEATH. The following statement gives the ages at which persons died in the Borough, and contrasts them with the returns for the preceding ten years:—

Ages.	Number of Deaths, 1928.	Mean Deaths (10 years, 1918-27.)	Increase or Decrease on mean.

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In the sub-registration districts the infant mortality was as follows:—

Sub-District.	Infant Deaths.	Mortality per 1,000 Births.

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Infantile Mortality during each of the Ten Years 1918-27 and 1928. Deaths at various ages under One Year of Age.

Years.	Under one week.	Weeks.			Total under four weeks.	Months.				Total Deaths under one year.	Deaths per 1,000 Births.
		Weeks.				4 weeks and under 3 mths.	3-6	6-9	9-12
		1-2	2-3	3-4		4 weeks and under 3 mths.	3-6	6-9	9-12

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Showing the Deaths among Infants per 1,000 Births during the Year 1928. and also the mortality rates for the Years 1918-1927.

Sub-Districts.	1918	1919	1920	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925	1926	1927	Mean 10 years	1928	Increase or decrease on mean

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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. Showing the Mortality per 1,000 Births among Infants under one year of age in the ten years 1918-27: and in 1928 from certain specified causes.

Causes of death.	1928. Rate per 1,000 Births.	Mean rate 10 years 1918-27 per 1,000 Births.	Difference.

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INFANTILE MORTALITY during the Calendar Year 1928. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.

Cause of Death.		Under 1 week	Weeks.			Total under 4 weeks	Months.				Total Deaths under 1 year
Cause of Death.		Under 1 week	1-2	2-3	3-4	Total under 4 weeks	4 weeks and under 3 months	3-6	6-9	9-12	Total Deaths under 1 year

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The cases occurred in the sub-registration districts as follows:—

	Tufnell.	Upper Hollo-way.	Toll-ington.	Lower Hollo-way.	Highbury.	Barns-bury.	South East.	The Borough

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There was one fatal case during the year.

Ophthalmia Neonatorum Cases.			Vision unimpaired.	Vision impaired.	Total Blindness.	Deaths.
Notified.	Treated.
Notified.	At home.	In hospital.

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MATERNAL DEATHS, 1928.

1928.		Ages at Death.					Totals.
Month.	Cause of Death.	15 25	25 35	35 45	45 upwd.	Total	From Puerperal Sepsis	From other Diseases of Childbirth.

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Cases of Puerperal Fever notified and inquired into during the year 1928.

	Tufnell.	Upper Hollo-way.	Toll-ington.	Lower Hollo-way.	Highbury.	Barns-bury.	South-East.	The Borough

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Cases of Puerperal Pyrexia notified and inquired into during the year 1928.

	Tufnell.	Upper Hollo way.	Toll-ington.	Lower Hollo-way.	Highbury.	Barns-bury.	South-East.	The Borough

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DISTRIBUTION OF MILK TO NECESSITOUS MOTHERS AND CHILDREN. N ecessitous C ases O nly.

Net family income after deduction of rent	Number in family—excluding children earning :—
Net family income after deduction of rent	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12

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REVISED SCALE OF INCOME. Supply of Milk to Necessitous Cases.

Net family income after deduction of rent.	Number in family—excluding children earning:—
Net family income after deduction of rent.		2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12

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SUMMARY OF WORK OF MUNICIPAL HEALTH VISITORS FOR YEAR ENDING 1928.

District		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Totals.

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SUMMARY OF VISITS BY MUNICIPAL HEALTH VISITORS— Continued.

District					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Totals.

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The various Departments of the Four Voluntary Centres, with the attendances for 1928 may be summarised thus:—

	North.	South.	East.	West.	Total.

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POPULATION.

	NORTH. Wards 1, 2, 3.	SOUTH. Wards 9, 10, 11 and Part of 6.	EAST. Ward 5 and Parts of 4 and 6.	WEST. Ward 7, 8 and Part of 4.	Total.

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BIRTHS.

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Showing the Deaths from each of the principal Epidemic Diseases in the several Wards and Sub Registration Districts during the Year 1928.

SUB-Registration Districts.	Wards	Enteric Fever.	Small Pox.	Measles	Scarlet Fever.	Whooping Cough.	Diphtheria.	Diarrhoea.	Totals.
SUB-Registration Districts.	Wards	Deaths	Deaths	Deaths	Deaths	Deaths	Deaths	Deaths	Deaths

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Showing the Deaths and Death Rates from the Principal Epidemic Diseases during the ten years 1918-27 and for the Year 1928.

	1918		1919		1920		1921		1922		1923
	Deaths.	Death Rates.	Deaths.	Death Rates.	Deaths.	Death Rates.	Deaths.	Death Rates.	Deaths.	Death Rates.	Deaths.	Death Rates.

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Showing the Deaths from Diarrhœal Diseases together with those classed, under Enteritis and its Sub-headings, arranged in quarterly periods, and in three groups of ages.

Ages.	1st Quarter.			2nd Quarter.			3rd Quarter.			4th Quarter.			The Year.
Ages.	Diarrhœa.	Enteritis, etc.	Totals.	Diarrhœa.	Enteritis, etc.	Totals.	Diarrhœa.	Enteritis, etc.	Totals.	Diarrhœa.	Enteritis, etc.	Totals.	Diarrhœa.	Enteritis, etc.	Totals.

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Showing the Deaths from Influenza in the Quarters of the Year 1928, together with the averages of the corresponding periods, 1918-27.

Years.	First.	Quarters.		Fourth.	Totals.
Years.	First.	Second.	Third.	Fourth.	Totals.

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The following statement gives the ages at death of the persons who suffered from Influenza during the preceding ten years as compared with the return for the year 1928:—

Ages.	1918	1919	1920	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925	1926	1927	Mean 10 yrs	1928	Difference.

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Showing the Deaths from Cancer or Malignant Disease in the several Sub-Districts during the Quarters and the year 1928.

Quarters.	Tufnell.	Upper Holloway.	Tollington.	Lower Holloway.	Highbury.	Barns-bury.	Islington, South East.	The Borough

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the decennial rate of 1.11 per 1,000. There was a decrease of 56 on the ten years' average number of deaths, and of 0.16 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.

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The following return gives the deaths at each age period:—

Age Periods.	Males.	Females.	Total.

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Showing the Deaths fr o m Tuberculosis of Respiratory System in the Sub-Districts during the Four Quarters of the Year 1928.

Quarters.	Tufnell.	Upper Holloway.	Tollington.	Lower Holloway.	Highbury.	Barns-bury.	Islington, South East.	The Borough

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Showing the Deaths from all forms of Tuberculosis during 1S28.

Form.	Ages.			Sex.		Districts.					B.	S.E.	Total Deaths
Form.	0-1	1-5	over 5	M.	F.	Tuf.	U.H.	Toll.	L.H.	H.	B.	S.E.	Total Deaths

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In 206 cases inquests were held, as contrasted with an average of 303 in the ten years 1918-27.

	Bodies received into Mortuary	Inquests.

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The following Table gives a return of the bodies received into the Mortuary and the inquests held by the Coroner during the years 1928-27:—

1928	No. of bodies received.	Daily Average.	No. of Induests held.	1927	No. of bodies received.	Daily Average.	No. of Induests held.

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The returns for the preceding ten years are given in the following statements:—

Year.	Cases.	Attack-rates per 1,000 civil population.

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During the year it was found that of the 2,260 cases notified, 60 deaths occurred, or 2.7 per cent., which contrasts with an average percentage of 3.7 in the preceding ten years 1918-27.

Years.	Cases.	Deaths.	Fatality.

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The following tabular statement shows the number of cases treated in the various public institutions:—

Year.	Cases treated in Hospital.	Percentage of cases treated.

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DISEASES TREATED IN HOSPITAL.

Disease.	Total cases.	Cases isolated.	Percentage of known cases.

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Summary of Infectious Sickness and of Deaths arising therefrom, distinguishing the Cases treated at Home and in Hospitals; and showing the percentage of notified Cases removed to Hospitals, together with the Fatality among cases treated at Home and in Hospitals during the year 1928.

	Notified Cases Treated.			Percentage of Notified Cases Treated.		Deaths Occurring			Percentage of Deaths Occurring.
	In Hospital	At Home	Total	In Hospital	At Home	In Hospital	At Home	Total	In Hospital	At Home	Total

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Showing the number of Cases and Attack Rates of the several Notifiable Infectious Diseases which occurred, during each of the Ten Years 1918-27 and in 1928.

DISEASES.		YEARS.										Average number of cases, 1918-27	1928	Increase or Decrease
		1918	1919	1920	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925	1926	1927

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Showing the Cases of the Notifiable Infectious Diseases notified in the Sub-Registration Districts and the Wards during the Year 1928.

sub-Registration Districts.	Wards.	Small Pox.	Scarlet Fever or Scarlatina.	Diphtheria.	Membranous Croup.	Enteric (Typhoid) Fever.	Typhus Fever.	Erysipelas.	Puerperal Fever.	Continued Fever.	Relapsing Fever.	Cholera.	Total.

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No case was notified from this disease during the year, as contrasted with 6 in 1927, and 12 in 1926.

	1928		1927
	Cases.	Deaths.	Cases.	Deaths.

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A return of attacks of the disease during the past ten years is given in the following statement:—

	1918	1919	1920	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925	1926	1927	Average 10 yrs. 1918-27	1928	Total Deaths, 1918-27.

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These Regulations came into force on the 7th January, 1919, and during the past 5 years the following cases were notified by medical practitioners to the Medical Officer of Health:—

	1924	1925	1926	1927	1928

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Acute Encephalitis Lethargica.

Years.	1919	1920	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925	1926	1927	Average (9 years).	1928

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Showing the Notified Cases of Tuberculosis in the Wards during 1928.

Registration Sub-Districts.	Wards.	Respiratory Tuberculosis.			Other Forms of Tuberculosis.			Grand Totals	Tuberculosis Rate per 1,000 of Population.
Registration Sub-Districts.	Wards.	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total	Grand Totals	Tuberculosis Rate per 1,000 of Population.

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THE PERIOD OF LIFE AT WHICH TUBERCULOSIS ATTACKED THE PERSONS NOTIFIED DURING 1928.

Tubercular Diseases.	Sex.	At all ages.	Cases Notified in Whole District.
			At Ages—Years.
			Under 1	1 to 5	5 to 15	15 to 25	25 to 45	45 to 65	65 and up.

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The following is a statistical statement showing the number of cases of Notified Tuberculosis on the register at the commencement of the year, the numbers, removing during that period, and the actual number remaining at the close of the year, 1928 (i.e., ending 31st December, 1928):—

	Lungs.		Other Forms.		Total.
	M.	F.	M.	F.	Total.

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Showing the Notified Cases of Tuberculosis in the Quarters during 1928

	1st Quarter.			2nd Quarter.			3rd Quarter.			4th Quarter.			The Year.
	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total

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Disinfection of Houses and Rooms after Tuberculosis, —The following statement gives the particulars for the year:—

	Houses.	Rooms.

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Summary of Notifications during the period from the 1st January, 1928, to the 29th December, 1928, in the Metropolitan Borough of Islington.

Age-periods	Notifications on Form A.															Total Notifications on Form A.
	Number of Primary Notifications.
	0 to 1	1 to 6	5 to 10	10 to 15		15 to 20	20 to 25	25 to 35		35 to 45	45 to 55	55 to 65	65 and up.	Total Primary Notifications.

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Showing New Cases of Tuberculosis and all Deaths during 1928

Age Periods.	New Cases.				Deaths.
	Pulmonary.		Non-Pulmona		Pulmonary.		Non-Pulmonary.
	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.

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TUBERCULOSIS.

	1924		1925		1926		1927		1928
	North Dispy	South Dispy	North Dispy	South Dispy	North Dispy	South Dispy	North Dispy	South Dispy	North Dispy	South Dispy

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A summary of the combined dispensaries is given for the following years:

	Cases.	Attendances.

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Table showing the number of Tuberculous Persons attending the Borough Tuberculosis Dispensaries and the New Cases during 1928.

Date.		Dispensary	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May.	June	July	Aug.	Sept.	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Year.	Total.

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Visits paid by Municipal Tuberculosis Visiting Nurse during the period 1st January, 1928, to 31st December, 1928.

Month.	North Dispensary.	South Dispensary.	Total.

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The number of notifications of the several diseases are given below:—

Disease.	No. of Notifications.	Average of preceding 10 years.	Increase or Decrease.

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The non-notifiable diseases among children attending the Public Elementary School were:-

Disease.	Notifications by Teachers.	Average of preceding 10 years.	Increase or Decrease.

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DIPHTHERIA—PATHOGENICITY TESTS. 1928.

No. Submitted for Examination.	Negative Result. (Bacilli)	Positive Result. (Bacilli)	Non-Virulent.	Virulent.

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Showing the result of the Bacteriological Examinations made for the Diagnosis of Diphtheria, Enteric Fever and Pulmonary Tuberculosis, 1918-28.

Periods.	Diphtheria.			Enteric Fever.			Pulmonary Tuberculosis.			Totals.
	Positive Results.	Negative Results.	Total Examined	Positive Results.	Negative Results.	Total Examined	Positive Results.	Negative Results.	Total Examined

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Certificates of Exemption. —The following tabular statement shows the decrease in number of these certificates in recent years :—

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Return furnished, by the Vaccination Officers respecting, the Vaccination of Children in the Sub-Registration Districts during the previous year 1927.

Registration Sub-Districts.	Number of Births registered in 1927	Successfully Vaccinated.	Insusceptible of Vaccination.	Had Small Pox.	Number of Statutory Declarations of Conscientious Objection.	Died Unvaccinated.	Postponement by Medical Certificate.	Removed to other Districts.	Removed to places Unknown.	Number of Children remaining Unvaccinated. or not accounted for (Defaulters).	Total Number of Certificates of Primary Vaccination of children under 14 years received during year 1928.	Number of Statutory Declarations of Conscientious Objection received during year 1928.
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12

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Summary of the chief article of Clothing, Bedding, etc., disinfected during the year 1928, and also in the preceding year 1927.

	1st Quarter.	2nd Quarter.	3rd Quarter.	4th Quarter.	The Year 1928	1927

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The nature of the articles disinfected for the clothing contractors is shown below:—

	1st Quarter.	2nd Quarter.	3rd Quarter.	4th Quarter.	Year.

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Disinfectants Distributed and Used. — The following statement gives the quantity of disinfectants distributed by the Sanitary Authority, or used in disinfecting and cleansing rooms:—

How disposed of.	Carbolic Powder.	Disinfecting Fluid.		Formaldehyde Solution
How disposed of.	Carbolic Powder.	Ordinary.	Special.	Formaldehyde Solution

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Inspections and Visits. —The inspections and visits made by the three Inspectors were as under:—

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The various workshops and workplaces are tabulated as below:—

Workshops and Workplaces.	1928.
	Total Workshops on Register.	Total Workrooms on Register.	Number added during Year.	Number removed during Year.

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Workshops Notified to Home Office during Year 1928.

Trade.	Number of Workshops.	Women.	Male Young Persons.	Totals.

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Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.

Premises. (1)	Inspections. (2)	Number of	Prosecutions. (4)
		WrittenNotices (3)

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DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.

Particulars.		Number of Defects.			Number of Prosecutions.
Particulars.		Found.	Remedied	Referred to H.M. Inspector.	Number of Prosecutions.
(1)		(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)

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OUTWORKERS' PREMISES.

	Instances.	Notices Served.	Remedied.	Prosecutions.

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OTHER MATTERS.

		Number.

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OUTWORK IN UNWHOLESOME PREMISES, SECTION 108.

Nature of Work. (1)	Instances. (2)	Notices served. (3)	Prosecutions. (4)

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Percentages of 10 Tons.

	Winter.	Spring.	Summer.

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The applications received for the previous ten years were as follows:—

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Summary o] Sanitary Work from Inspectors' Reports for the year 1928.

Districts.																	Totals
			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Totals

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	Districts.														Totals
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Totals

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Summary of Work under the Rats and Mice (Destruction) Act during the years 1922-28:—

	1928	1927	1926	1925	1924	1923*	1922

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The number of houses or flats provided by the Islington Borough Council, the London County Council and by private enterprise in the Borough, was as follows:-

	1919 to 1927.	1928.	Total since 1919.

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Particulars of houses or flats provided under the Council's Housing Schemes

	1919 to 1927.	1928.	Total since 1919.

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The number of overcrowding cases recorded as dealt with during the years 1919 to 1928, was:—

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Number of applications for certificates and "reports" under above Acts.

Year.	House or part of the house not kept in a reasonable state of repair.	House or part of the house kept in a reasonable state of repair.	"Report" re completion of work mentioned in schedule issued with certificate.	Certificates not issued	Total

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Showing the State of Pauperism in the Borough during the year 1928.

		Average number Relieved during each week.					Borough Death rates, 1928. 8
Quarters.	Indoor Paupers, Adults and Children. 2	Outdoor Paupers.			Totals corresponding periods 1927. 6	Children Boarded out. 7
Quarters.	Indoor Paupers, Adults and Children. 2	Adults. 3	Children under 16. 4	Totals, 1928 5	Totals corresponding periods 1927. 6	Children Boarded out. 7

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The food destroyed or otherwise disposed of (chiefly for pigs' food) so as to prevent its use for human food was as follows:—

	Tons.	cwts.	qrs.	lbs.

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The following is a tabulated statement of the premises examined, and the results. In each case the unsatisfactory conditions were remedied without having to resort to prosecution.

	Number Inspected.	Number found Unsatisfactory.

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This Order is commented on in Annual Report 1926, pp. 60-61.

Year.	Fines.			Costs.			Total Fines and Costs.
	£	s.	d.	£	s.	d,	£	s.	d.

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SUMMARY OF RESULTS OF EGG CASES.

Year.	Fined, or fined and costs awarded	Costs only awarded.	Dismissed.	Total.

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Tabulation of meat and organs diseased as found in slaughter-houses during the year 1928:—

No. of Cases.	Description of Animal Affected.	Nature of Disease.	Extent of Disease.	How disposed of.

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LICENCES GRANTED UNDER MILK (SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS) ORDER, 1923.

Designation.	No. of applications.	Number granted.	Amount of Fees received.

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The greatest amount of detected adulteration occurred in the third quarter of the year, as shown by the figures given in the statement below, when it was 6.7 per cent, and contrasted with 3.2, 4.7 and 2.1 per cent., respectively, in the first, second and fourth quarters.

	Examined.		Genuine.		Adulterated.		Per Cent.
	Formal	Informal	Formal	Informal	Formal	Informal	Adulterated

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Milk .—The qualitative result of the Analyses of the Milk samples, which have now been published for many years, are as follows:—

	No. of Samples.	Solids not Fat.	Fat.	Total Solids.

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Sophistication of Milk.—The particulars as to the genuineness or otherwise of the samples procured or purchased on Sundays, Weekdays, and at Finsburv Park Railwav Station are as follows:—

	Number taken	Genuine.	Adulterated.	Percentage Adulterated.

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Giving the particulars of the Milks taken during each quarter of 1928 on Sundays, Week-days, and at the Railway Stations.

1928.	No. of Samples Taken,				Genuine.				Adulterated.				Per cent. Adulterated.
Quarters.	Sundays.	Weekdays.	Railway Stations.	All Milks.	Sundays.	Weekdays.	Railway Stations.	All Milks.	Sundays.	Weekdays.	Railway Stations.	All Milks.	Sundays.	Weekdays.	Railway Stations.	All Milks.

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MILK ADULTERATION.

	Samples Analysed.	Genuine.	Adulterated	Per cent. Adul terated.

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Showing the analysis of 7,227 milks examined in Islington during the 10 years 1918-27 and 1928, and distinguishing those purchased on Sundays, on Week-days, and procured at the Railway Stations whilst in transit from the Farmer to the London Milk Purveyor:—

Years.	Sunday Milks.			Week-day Milks.			Railway Milks (Farmers).
Years.	No. of Samples	Per cent, of non-fatty solids.	Per cent, of fat.	No. of Samples	Per cent, of non-fatty solids.	Per cent, of fat.	No. of Samples	Per cent, of non-fatty solids.	Per cent, of fat.

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Showing the Samples of Foods and Drugs submitted to the Public Analyst during the Year 1928.

Article.	Number of Samples examined				Samples adulterated.
Article.	Formal	Informal	Private	Total	Formal	Informal	Private	Total

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Article.	Number of Samples examined.				Samples adulterated.
Article.	Formal	Informal	Private	Total	Formal	Informal	Private	Total

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Summary of Prosecutions during year 1928 . (vide p.p. 85—89.)

	Total Prosecutions	Successful.	Dismissed.		Withdrawn.		Amount of Penalties.			Costs Received.

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STATISTICAL APPEN DIX Showing Deaths from all Causes in Islington during the Year 1928. Deaths of Non-Residents in Hospitals are excluded. Deaths of Residents in Public Institutions are distributed.

Institutions within Borough.	DISEASES.	AGES.													Under 5	Over 5	DISTRICTS.							Males.	Female.	Total.
Institutions within Borough.	DISEASES.	0-	1-	5-	10-	15-	20-	25-	35-	45-	55-	65-	75-	85-	Under 5	Over 5	Tuf.	U.H.	Toll.	L.H.	H.	B.	S.E.	Males.	Female.	Total.

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Institutions within Borough.	DISEASES.	AGES.													Under 5	Over 5	DISTRICTS.							Males.	Females.	Totals
Institutions within Borough.	DISEASES.	0-	1-	5-	10-	15-	20-	25-	35	45-	55-	65-	75-	85-	Under 5	Over 5	Tuf.	U.H.	Toll.	L.H.	H.	B.	S.E.	Males.	Females.	Totals

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Deaths in Institutions within Borough.	DISEASES.	AGES.													Under 5	Over 5	DISTRICTS.							Males.	Female	Total
Deaths in Institutions within Borough.	DISEASES.	0-	1-	5-	10-	15-	20-	25-	35-	45-	55-	65-	75-	85-	Under 5	Over 5	Tuf.	U.H.	Toll.	L.H	H.	B.	S.E.	Males.	Female	Total

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(Ministry of Health Return.) Metropolitan Borough of Islington. CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 1928

Causes of Death.	Sex	All ages	0—	1—	2—	5—	15—	25—	46—	65—	75—

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(Ministry of Health Return.) Notifiable Infectious Diseases during the Year 1928.

Disease.		Ages.												Totals	Total Cases removed to Hospital
Disease.		Under 1.	1–2	2–3	3–4	4–5	5–10	10–15	15–20	20–35	35–45	46–65	65 and upwds	Totals	Total Cases removed to Hospital

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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS 1928

Date.	Name and address of Defendant.	Offence.	Result.

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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS 1928

Date.	Name and address of Defendant.	Offence.	Result.

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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS 1928

Date.	Name and Address of Defendant.	Offence.	Result.

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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS 1928

Date.	Name and Address of Defendant.	Offence.	Result.

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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS 1928

Date.	Name and Address of Defendant.	Offence.	Result.

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Premises.	No. on Register at end of 1928	No. Added in 1928	No. Removed in 1928	Number of Inspections 1928	Number of Notices 1928	Number of Prosecutions 1928

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Islington 1928

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Showing the Areas, Densities and Estimated Populations of the Sub-registration Districts at the Middle of year 1928, also the Populations at the Census 1921.

Showing the Areas Densities and Estimated Populations of the Wards at the Middle of the year 1928, also the Populations at the Census 1921.

Showing the Estimated Number of Persons living in Islington at the Mid-year 1928, at Nine Age Periods, and distinguishing Males and Females.

'I he following statement shows the figures for the previous ten years 1918-27.

Showing the Births (distinguishing Males and Females) and Birth-rates of Islington in 1928, and in the four quarters of the year and of the County of London and the Great Towns during the same period: also in the year 1927 ; together with the mean Borough Birth-rates for the 10 years 1918-1927.

Showing the Births of Males and, Females and the Birth-rates in each quarter and for the year, 1928, and in the several Sub-Registration Districts.

Showing the Births of Males and Females and the Birth-rates in each quarter and for the year 1928, and in the several Sub-Registration Districts.—c ontd.

Notification of Births Act, 1907. 4,398 live births were notified (exclusive of 126 stillborn), or 76 per cent, of the total number that was registered during the year.

REGISTERED STILL-BIRTHS.

The Deaths and Death-rates from All Causes in the Sub-Registration Districts were as follows:—

Showing the Deaths and Death Rates of Islington in 1928, and in the four quarters of the year, and of the County of London and the Great Towns during the same period, the mean Borough Death Rates for the 10 years 1918-27 and the deaths and death-rates in the year 1927.

Causes of Death (Classified). —The following table shows the deaths arranged in classes of Disease from All Causes during the ten years 1918-27 and in 1928.

AGES AT DEATH. The following statement gives the ages at which persons died in the Borough, and contrasts them with the returns for the preceding ten years:—

In the sub-registration districts the infant mortality was as follows:—

Infantile Mortality during each of the Ten Years 1918-27 and 1928. Deaths at various ages under One Year of Age.

Showing the Deaths among Infants per 1,000 Births during the Year 1928. and also the mortality rates for the Years 1918-1927.

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. Showing the Mortality per 1,000 Births among Infants under one year of age in the ten years 1918-27: and in 1928 from certain specified causes.

INFANTILE MORTALITY during the Calendar Year 1928. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.

The cases occurred in the sub-registration districts as follows:—

There was one fatal case during the year.

MATERNAL DEATHS, 1928.

Cases of Puerperal Fever notified and inquired into during the year 1928.

Cases of Puerperal Pyrexia notified and inquired into during the year 1928.

DISTRIBUTION OF MILK TO NECESSITOUS MOTHERS AND CHILDREN. N ecessitous C ases O nly.

REVISED SCALE OF INCOME. Supply of Milk to Necessitous Cases.

SUMMARY OF WORK OF MUNICIPAL HEALTH VISITORS FOR YEAR ENDING 1928.

SUMMARY OF VISITS BY MUNICIPAL HEALTH VISITORS— Continued.

The various Departments of the Four Voluntary Centres, with the attendances for 1928 may be summarised thus:—

POPULATION.

BIRTHS.

Showing the Deaths from each of the principal Epidemic Diseases in the several Wards and Sub Registration Districts during the Year 1928.

Showing the Deaths and Death Rates from the Principal Epidemic Diseases during the ten years 1918-27 and for the Year 1928.

Showing the Deaths from Diarrhœal Diseases together with those classed, under Enteritis and its Sub-headings, arranged in quarterly periods, and in three groups of ages.

Showing the Deaths from Influenza in the Quarters of the Year 1928, together with the averages of the corresponding periods, 1918-27.

The following statement gives the ages at death of the persons who suffered from Influenza during the preceding ten years as compared with the return for the year 1928:—

Showing the Deaths from Cancer or Malignant Disease in the several Sub-Districts during the Quarters and the year 1928.

the decennial rate of 1.11 per 1,000. There was a decrease of 56 on the ten years' average number of deaths, and of 0.16 on the mean death-rate.

The following return gives the deaths at each age period:—

Showing the Deaths fr o m Tuberculosis of Respiratory System in the Sub-Districts during the Four Quarters of the Year 1928.

Showing the Deaths from all forms of Tuberculosis during 1S28.

In 206 cases inquests were held, as contrasted with an average of 303 in the ten years 1918-27.

The following Table gives a return of the bodies received into the Mortuary and the inquests held by the Coroner during the years 1928-27:—

The returns for the preceding ten years are given in the following statements:—

During the year it was found that of the 2,260 cases notified, 60 deaths occurred, or 2.7 per cent., which contrasts with an average percentage of 3.7 in the preceding ten years 1918-27.

The following tabular statement shows the number of cases treated in the various public institutions:—

DISEASES TREATED IN HOSPITAL.

Summary of Infectious Sickness and of Deaths arising therefrom, distinguishing the Cases treated at Home and in Hospitals; and showing the percentage of notified Cases removed to Hospitals, together with the Fatality among cases treated at Home and in Hospitals during the year 1928.

Showing the number of Cases and Attack Rates of the several Notifiable Infectious Diseases which occurred, during each of the Ten Years 1918-27 and in 1928.

Showing the Cases of the Notifiable Infectious Diseases notified in the Sub-Registration Districts and the Wards during the Year 1928.

No case was notified from this disease during the year, as contrasted with 6 in 1927, and 12 in 1926.

A return of attacks of the disease during the past ten years is given in the following statement:—

These Regulations came into force on the 7th January, 1919, and during the past 5 years the following cases were notified by medical practitioners to the Medical Officer of Health:—

Acute Encephalitis Lethargica.

Showing the Notified Cases of Tuberculosis in the Wards during 1928.

THE PERIOD OF LIFE AT WHICH TUBERCULOSIS ATTACKED THE PERSONS NOTIFIED DURING 1928.

The following is a statistical statement showing the number of cases of Notified Tuberculosis on the register at the commencement of the year, the numbers, removing during that period, and the actual number remaining at the close of the year, 1928 (i.e., ending 31st December, 1928):—

Showing the Notified Cases of Tuberculosis in the Quarters during 1928

Disinfection of Houses and Rooms after Tuberculosis, —The following statement gives the particulars for the year:—

Summary of Notifications during the period from the 1st January, 1928, to the 29th December, 1928, in the Metropolitan Borough of Islington.

Showing New Cases of Tuberculosis and all Deaths during 1928

TUBERCULOSIS.

A summary of the combined dispensaries is given for the following years:

Table showing the number of Tuberculous Persons attending the Borough Tuberculosis Dispensaries and the New Cases during 1928.

Visits paid by Municipal Tuberculosis Visiting Nurse during the period 1st January, 1928, to 31st December, 1928.

The number of notifications of the several diseases are given below:—

The non-notifiable diseases among children attending the Public Elementary School were:-

DIPHTHERIA—PATHOGENICITY TESTS. 1928.

Showing the result of the Bacteriological Examinations made for the Diagnosis of Diphtheria, Enteric Fever and Pulmonary Tuberculosis, 1918-28.

Certificates of Exemption. —The following tabular statement shows the decrease in number of these certificates in recent years :—

Return furnished, by the Vaccination Officers respecting, the Vaccination of Children in the Sub-Registration Districts during the previous year 1927.

Summary of the chief article of Clothing, Bedding, etc., disinfected during the year 1928, and also in the preceding year 1927.

The nature of the articles disinfected for the clothing contractors is shown below:—

Disinfectants Distributed and Used. — The following statement gives the quantity of disinfectants distributed by the Sanitary Authority, or used in disinfecting and cleansing rooms:—