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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23 [1931
Sub. Registration Districts. | Wards | Enteric Fever. | Small Pox. | Measles | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria. | Diarrhoea. | Totals. | |
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Deaths | Deaths | Deaths | Deaths | Deaths | Deaths | Deaths | Deaths | |||
Tufnell | Tufnell | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | |
Up. Holloway | Up. Holloway | - | — | — | - | 2 | 3 | — | 5 | |
Tollington | Tollington | - | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Lr. Holloway | Lr. Holloway | - | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
Highbury | Highbury | - | _ | — | 1 | 4 | 1. | 1 | 7 | |
Mildmay | - | — | - | — | - | 1 | - | 1 | ||
Barnsbury | Thornhill | - | — | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | 4 | ||
Barnsbury | - | - | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | 9 | |||
Islington | St. Mary's | - | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | |
Canonbury | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 5 | ||
South East | St. Peter's | - | — | 2 | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | |
The Borough | - | — | 7 | 4 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 68 | ||
Total Death Rates | — | — | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.10 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.21 |
1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | |||||||
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Deaths, | Death Rates. | Deaths, | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | |
Enteric Fever | 1 | 0.00 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 0.01 | 4 | 0.01 | 1 | 0.00 |
Small Pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | — |
Measles | 27 | 0.08 | 134 | 0.40 | 16 | 0.05 | 103 | 0.30 | 22 | 0.06 | 69 | 0.20 |
Scarlet Fever | 19 | 0.06 | 29 | 0.09 | 13 | 0.04 | 10 | 0.03 | 8 | 0.02 | 12 | 0.03 |
Whooping Cough | 43 | 0.13 | 98 | 0.29 | 38 | 0.11 | 57 | 0.17 | 61 | 0.20 | 29 | 0.09 |
Diphtheria | 110 | 0.33 | 59 | 0.18 | 21 | 0.06 | 33 | 0.09 | 21 | 0.06 | 31 | 0.09 |
Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years) | 156 | 19.78 per 1,000 births | 71 | 9.46 per 1,000 births | 103 | 14.51 per 1,000 births | 52 | 7.65 per 1,000 births | 69 | 10.54 per 1,000 births | 69 | 10.68 per 1,000 births |
1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | Mean 10 years | 1931 | |||||||
Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates, | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | |
Enteric Fever | - | - | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.01 | - | — | 2 | 0.00 | - | - |
Small Pox | -_ | - | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0.00 | — | — | - | — |
Measles | 29 | 0.09 | 156 | 0.48 | 11 | 0.03 | 140 | 0.43 | 71 | 0.21 | 7 | 0.02 |
Scarlet Fever | 8 | 0.02 | 8 | 0.03 | 8 | 0.03 | 14 | 0.04 | 13 | 0.04 | 4 | 0.01 |
Whooping Cough | 45 | 0.14 | 21 | 0.06 | 126 | 0.39 | 10 | 0.03 | 53 | 0.16 | 32 | 0.10 |
Diphtheria | 25 | 0.07 | 25 | 0.08 | 32 | 0.10 | 42 | 0.13 | 40 | 0.12 | 15 | 0.04 |
Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years) | 48 | 7.79 per 1,000 births | 67 | 11.57 per 1,000 births | 68 | 12.34 per 1,000 births | 97 | 17.1 per 1,000 births | 80 | 12.2 per 1,000 births | 67 | 12 7 per 1,000 births |