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Islington 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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1931]
STATISTICAL APPEM DIX
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. | Females. | totlals | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0- | 1- ! 1 | 5- | 10. | lD- | 20- I | 25- | | 35- | 45- | 55- | | 65- | 75- | 85- | Tuf. | U.H. | Toll. | I#.H. | X | W | 1 S.E. | |||||||
| Small Pox | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | —-— | —-— | — | — | — | — | — | — | —-— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| (a) Vaccinated | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | —— | —— | — | — | — | — | |||
| (c) No Statement | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Measles | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
| Scarlet Fever | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | - | — | - | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | I | 4 | ||
| Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | - | — | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 30 | Epidemic Influenza | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 86 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 26 | 47 | 43 | 99 |
| 5 | Whooping Cough | 16 | lb | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 1 | 1 | 2 | I | 1 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 32 |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 9 | (3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1U | 15 | |||||||||||
| Enteric Fever | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Asiatic Cholera | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diarrhrea. Dysentery | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Epidemic Enteritis | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hydrophobia | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Glanders | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tetanus | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anthrax | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cow Pox | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Syphilis | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | y | 3 | 12 | ||||||
| Gonorrhoea | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Phagedena | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Erysipelas | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | y | 17 | ||||||||
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | * | — | 2 | 1 | I | — | — | 7 | 7 | |
| 0 | Py semia | L | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 16 | |
| Infective Endocarditis | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malarial Fever | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rheumatic Fever | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | 7 | |||
| 4 | Rheumatism of Heart | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | — | I | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 14 | Tuberculosis of Brain | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 10 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 3 | I | 5 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 29 | |
| Tuberculosis of Larynx | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 08 | Phthisis | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2b | 40 | 55 | 38 | 57 | 34 | 14 | 5 | — | 7 | 274 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 31 | 41 | 40 | 90 | 149 | 132 | 281 |
| 1 | Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| General Tuberculosis | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | |||||||
| 12 | Other forms Tuberculosis | 1 | 5 | 1 | _ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 18 | |
| — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | L | 2 | ||
| Thrush | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Actinomycosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | |
| Hydatid Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | |||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —- | — | ||
| Acute Alcoholism | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | —— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 | Chronic Alcoholism | — | —_ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
| —- | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —- | — | ||
| Osteo-arthritis | — | — | — | — | 1 — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —' | — | — | — | ||
| Gout | _ | _ | — | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | —- | _ | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 270 | 519 | |||
| 228 | Cancer | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 10 | 25 | 85 | 138 | 167 | 83 | 7 | — | 519 | 73 | 46 | 49 | 49 | 96 | 84 | 122 | 249 | 23 | 32 |
| 18 | Diabetes Mellitus | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 5 | — | 1 | 31 | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | 10 | 4 | 9 | — | — | |||||||
| Purpura Haemorrhagica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Hsemophlia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —- | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | ||||||
| An aemia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | l | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
| 1 | L,ymphadenoma | - | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | l | 34 | 81 | |
| 10 | Premature Birth | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | — | 5 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 10 | — | 3 | |
| Injury at Birth | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | l | — | 1 | ||
| Debility at Birth | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | L | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | ||||
| Atelectasis | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | b | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 13 | 30 | |||
| 7 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | — | - | ||||||||||||
| Want ot Breast Milk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | |
| 3 | Atrophy, Debility, Mar | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | - | ||
| asmus | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||