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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 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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[1929
| Years. | Quarters. | Totals. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First. | Second. | Third. | Fourth. | ||
| 1919 | 294 | 35 | 6 | 21 | 356 |
| 1920 | 56 | 43 | 7 | 12 | 118 |
| 1921 | 33 | 17 | 2 | 41 | 93 |
| 1922 | 200 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 221 |
| 1923 | 21 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 58 |
| 1924 | 70 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 104 |
| 1925 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 72 |
| 1926 | 15 | 24 | 3 | 9 | 51 |
| 1927 | 118 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 152 |
| 1928 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 41 |
| Average | 87 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 127 |
| 1929 | 190 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 207 |
| Increase or Decrease | + 103 | -7 | -3 | — 13 | + 80 |
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 yea-- 1929 :—
| Ages. | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | Mean 10 yrs | 1929 | Difference. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0- 5 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | — | 8 | 3 | 9 | 5 | — 4 |
| 5-10 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — 1 |
| 10-l5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — 2 |
| 15-25 | 48 | 12 | 5 | 11 | — | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — 7 |
| 25-35 | 82 | 21 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 16 | 9 | — 7 |
| 35-45 | 47 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 19 | + 4 |
| 45-55 | 48 | 17 | 18 | 42 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 22 | 4 | 19 | 38 | + 19 |
| 55-65 | 42 | 17 | 13 | 37 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 28 | 6 | 19 | 43 | + 24 |
| 65-75 | 36 | 13 | 14 | 43 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 34 | 7 | 21 | 52 | + 31 |
| 75 & upward | 21 | 4 | 13 | 33 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 38 | + 23 |
| All Ages | 356 | 118 | 93 | 221 | 58 | 104 | 72 | 51 | 152 | 41 | 127 | 207 | + 80 |
SEPTIC DISEASES.
Erysipelas and Puerperal Septicaemia are the principal diseases of this class.
Erysipelas.--13 deaths were returned from this disease, or 1 less than in
the year 1928, and 3 above the average of the preceding ten years 1919-28.
Puerperal Diseases.—These comprise Puerperal Pyaemra, Septicaemia,
Septic Intoxication and Puerperal Fever, and they caused 14 deaths, being 4 above
the return of 1928 and were 4 above the average of the ten years 1919-28. The
death-rate was equal to 2.54 per 1,000 births.
CANCER.
Cancer. 471 deaths were registered from this malignant disease during the
year compared with 518 in 1928, and with an average of 463 in the previous
decennium. The deaths represent a death-rate of 1.47 per 1,000 of the civil
population and is 0.08 above the average rate (1.39) of the last ten years; 228
deaths occurred among males and 243 among females. The following statement