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Islington 1929

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

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80
1929
STATISTICAL APPENDIX
Showing Deaths from all Causes in Islington during the Year 1929.

Table: Deaths of Non-Residents in Hospitals are excluded. Deaths of Residents in Public Institutions are distributed.

Deaths of Non-Residents in Hospitals are excluded. Deaths of Residents in Public Institutions are distributed.

Institution; within Borough.DISEASES.AGES.Under 5Over 5DISTRICTS.Males.Females.Totals.
0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-75-85-Tuf.U.H.Toll.I,.H.wB.S.E.
Small Pox-------------------------
(a) Vaccinated-------------------------
(b) Unvaccinated-------------------------
(c) No Statement-------------------------
7Measles29-----------11---112166511
Scarlet Fever—22—2—11-————26—2—22—2358
Typhus Fever————————-——————————————--
21Epidemic Influenza141—119193843523175202252525193227541295207
15Whooping Cough46773———-——————12331614920441220165126
3Diphtheria315151---------18163922684201434
2Enteric Fever————1——1——————2—1———1—-22
Asiatic Cholera—————————————----—--—----
2Diarrhoea. Dysentery11------------11--1--2356511
Epidemic Enteritis2————————————2—1————1—2—2,
Other Allied Diseases5 ab--1a---------511-——113426
Hydrophobia-------------------------
Glanders-------------------------
Tetanus-------------------------
Anthrax-------------------------
CowPox-------------------------
9Syphilis11————12582——2183—2155415520
Gonorrhoea---------11---2---1-1-2-2
Phagedaena—————-————————-—-————--—-
12Erysipelas—1—1———21251—112—111—555813
8Pueiperal Fever—————176——————14121—424—1414
3Pyaemia——11—21141————11211——345011
5Infective Endocarditis————21521—1———1212—23226612
Other Allied Diseases———————1——11——311—1———213
Malarial Fever——————————-—-------------
1Rheumatic Fever——115—241—21——17211435141317
1Rheumatism of Heart——2—2—12——————7—1211—2527
4Tuberculosis of Brain143111—1—————57—-212345712
1Tuberculosis of Larynx———-————1—————1———1———1—1
109Phthisis26—3234864586929101—830522332941455780191122313
2Abdominal Tuberculosis1————2—1—2———1512——21—336
2General Tube.rculosis—2———1———211—251—2112-347
Other forms Tuberculosis-----113-1----61--11-3516
Other Infective Diseases---1----------1--1-----11
Thrush-------------------------
Actinomycosis----------1---1----1--1—1
Hydatid Diseases-------------------------
Scurvy-------------------------
Other Diseases due to Altered Food-------------------------
1Acute Alcoholism———————2——————2—11———-2—2
1Chronic Alcoholism———————1—11———3111———-213
Chronic Industrial Pois-onings-------------------------
Other Chronic Poisonings------------------------—
1Osteo-arthritis————1———1—65——13—1212346713
Gout——————————————————-——————
103Cancer21—1—110228415310681103468485943461156298228243471
Diabetes Melhtus-----1—2691041—3312141087122133 2
Purpura Haemorrhagica——————2———————2———2———11
Haemophilia———————————-—————————————
Anaemia--------3621——1231115—13912
Lymphadenoma——1———13—1————6—1—12—2426
1Premature Birth63------------63—783119817303363
Injury at Birth4------------4-1----214—4
Debility at Birth4————————————4————11114—4
1Atelectasis8————————————8—22——112718
Congenital Defects311-----------32—2255855151732
Want of Breast Milk———————————————-——--————
Atrophy, Debility, Marasmus22————————————22—2133436111122

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a Cerebro Spinal Fever. b Ophthalmia Neonatorum.