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Islington 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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1931]
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| Deaths in Institutions within Borough. | DISEASES. | AGES. | Under 5 | Over 5 | DISTRICTS. | Males. | FcmaJts. | Totals | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 1 '20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 7, | 85- | Tuf. | U.H. | Toll. | L.H | H. | B. | S.E. | ||||||||
| Puerperal Thrombosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 5 | 3 | _ | __ | _ | _ | — | — | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | 9 | 9 | |
| 7 | Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | _ | 13 | 3 | 4 | _ | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |
| 1 | Ulcer, Bedsore | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Eczema | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 | Pemphigus | - | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | - | 2 | — | — | - | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||
| Accidents and Negligence. In Mines and Quarries | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 21 | In Vehicular Traffic | - | 2 | o | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 48 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 16 | 50 |
| On Railways | - | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | - | — | 1 | — | - | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | ||
| On Ships, Boats, etc. (not drowning) | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| In Building Operation | — | — | — | —- | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | - | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | _ | 3 | |
| By Machinery | - | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | - | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | _ | 2 | |||
| By Weapons and implements | 1 | _ | __ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | —_ | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | |
| 2 | Burns and Scalds | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | - | — | — | 2 | - | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |
| 3 | Poisons, Poisonous Vapours | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | Surgical Narcosis | - | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | - | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | _ | 4 | |||
| Effects of Electric | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corrosions by Chemicals | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drowning | - | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | - | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | _ | 5 | ||
| Suffocation, Overlaid in Bed | 1 | - | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Suffocation, Otherwise | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | _ | _ | 9 | 1 | _ | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 27 | Falls, not specified ... | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | <> | a | 14 | ft | — | 45 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 27 | 45 | |
| Weather Agencies | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Otherwise, not stated | — | —- | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | - | — | _ | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 | Homicide Suicide. | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | I | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 2 | By Poison | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 10 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | — | ft | 5 | 5 | 10 | ||||||
| By Asphyxia ... | — | — | — | 1 | — | J | 1 | V | — | — | — | — | 18 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 18 | |||
| By Hanging and Strangulation | _ | — | _ | — | _ | — | _ | _ | 2 | 1 | i | _ | _ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | _ | 4 | |||||||
| By Drowning | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| By Shooting ... | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By Cut or Stab | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | — | 1 | 1 | _ | — | 1 | 5 | _ | 5 | ||
| By Precipitation from Elevated Places | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | 1 | _ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Bv other and unspeci | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| fied methods | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ——— | — | — | — | — | 1 | —_ | ||
| Execution | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | —_ | — | _ | _ | — | — | _ | 1 | ||
| Sudden Death, cause | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | v | — | —v | |||
| Ill-defined cud unspeci | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| fied causes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Males | 189 | 63 | 30 | 20 | 34 | 45 | 85 | 108 | 244 | 367 | 442 | 324 | 74 | 252 | 1773 | 197 | 192 | 193 | 258 | 345 | 359 | 481 | 2025 | _ | —_ | |
| Females | 148 | 65 | 27 | 18 | 26 | 49 | 97 | 106 | 195 | 288 | 440 | 475 | 144 | 213 | 1865 | 232 | 224 | 193 | 240 | 370 | 330 | 489 | 2078 | — | ||
| TOTAL DEATHS | 337 | 128 | 67 | 38 | 60 | 94 | 182 | 214 | 439 | 655 | 882 | 799 | 218 | 465 | 3638 | 429 | 416 | 386 | 498 | 715 | 689 | 970 | - | - | 4103 | |