Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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1928]
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Locally the deaths in the Sub-Registration Districts and Wards were as
follows:—
| SUB-Registration Districts. | Wards | Enteric Fever. | Small Pox. | Measles | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria. | Diarrhoea. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths | Deaths | Deaths | Deaths | Deaths | Deaths | Deaths | Deaths | ||
| Tufnell | Tufnell | 1 | — | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| Up. Holloway | Up. Holloway | — | — | 16 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 22 |
| Tollington | Tollington | — | — | 21 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 32 |
| Lr. Holloway | Lr. Holloway | 1* | — | 29 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 45 |
| Highbury | Highbury | — | — | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 19 |
| Mildmay | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 7 | |
| Barnsbury | Thornhill | — | — | 12 | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 24 |
| Barnsbury | — | — | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
| Islington South East | St. Mary's | — | — | 8 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 11 |
| Canonbury | — | — | 16 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 23 | |
| St. Peter's | — | — | 16 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | |
| The Borough | 2 | — | 156 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 237 | |
| Total Death Rates | 0.00 | — | 0.48 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.73 | |
| * Paratyphoid. | |||||||||
| 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | |
| Enteric Fever | 7 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 3* | 0.01 | 1 | 0.00 | — | — | — | — | |
| Small Pox | — | — | 0.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | 114 | 0.39 | 12 | 0.04 | 92 | 0.27 | 27 | 0.08 | 134 | 0.40 | 16 | 0.05 |
| Scarlet Fever | 8 | 0.03 | 14 | 0.04 | 12 | 0.04 | 19 | 0. 0.06 | 29 | 0.09 | 13 | 0.04 |
| Whooping Cough | 147 | 0.51 | 17 | 0.05 | 70 | 0.21 | 43 | 0.13 | 98 | 0.29 | 38 | 0.11 |
| Diphtheria | 45 | 0.16 | 51 | 0.16 | 135 | 0.40 | 110 | 0.33 | 59 | 0.18 | 21 | 0.06 |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years) | 82 | 15.78 per 1,000 births | 85 | 13.53 per 1,000 births | 77 | 8.19 per 1,000 births | 156 | 19.78 per 1,000 births | 71 | 9.46 per 1,000 births | 103 | 14.51 per 1,000 births |
| 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | Mean 10 years | 1928 | |||||||
| Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | |
| Enteric Fever | 4 | 0.01 | 4 | 0.01 | 1 | 0.00 | — | — | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.00 |
| Small Pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 103 | 0.30 | 22 | 0.06 | 69 | 0.20 | 29 | 0.09 | 62 | 0.19 | 156 | 0.48 |
| Scarlet Fever | 10 | 0.03 | 8 | 0.02 | 12 | 0.03 | 8 | 0.02 | 13 | 0.04 | 8 | 0.03 |
| Whooping Cough | 57 | 0.17 | 61 | 0.20 | 29 | 0.09 | 45 | 0.14 | 61 | 0.18 | 21 | 0.06 |
| Diphtheria | 33 | 0.09 | 21 | 0.06 | 31 | 0.09 | 25 | 0.07 | 53 | 0.6 | 25 | 0.8 |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years) | 52 | 7.5 per 1,000 births | 69 | 10.4 per 1,000 births | 69 | 10.8 per 1,000 births | 48 | 7.9 per 1,000 births | 11.2 per 1,000 births | 67 | 11.7 per 1,000 births | |
| * Including 2 Malarial Fever. | ||||||||||||