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Islington 1932

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

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Table: Showing theMortalityper 1,000 Births amongInfants under one year ofage in the ten years 1922-31 : and in1932from certain specified causes.

Showing theMortalityper 1,000 Births amongInfants under one year of

age in the ten years 1922-31 : and in1932from certain specified causes.

Causes of death.1932. Rate per 1,000 Births.Mean rate 10 years 1922-31 per 1,000 Births.Difference.
Premature Birth and Congenital Defects23.219.4+ 3.8
Bronchitis and Pneumonia11 .314. 5— 3.2
Atrophy and Marasmus3 .64 .1— 0.5
Diarrhoeal Disease (all forms)13.14 .3+ 9.2
Convulsions1.01.0same
Whooping Cough2.43.3— 0.9
Measles2 .82-8same
Diphtheria0 .40.3+ 0.1
Phthisis-0.3— 0.3
Other forms of Tuberculosis0.80.8same
Total of above58.650.8+ 7.8
All other causes9 .415.2— 6.8
Total68 .066.0+ 2.0

Table: INFANTILE MORTALITY during the Year 1932.Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.

INFANTILE MORTALITY during the Year 1932.

Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.

Cause of Death.Under 1 weekWeeks.Total under 4 weeksMonths.Total Death under 1 year.
1-22-33-44 weeVs and under 3 months3-66-99-12
All i Certified_---------
Causes. 1 Uncertified-----—----
Small-pox----------
Chicken-pox------—---
Measles-------31114
Scarlet Fever-------1-1
Whooping-Cough—————253212
Diphtheria, Croup------1—12
Erysipelas—————1———1
Tuberculous Meningitis-------4_4
Abdominal Tuber culosis----------_
Other Tuberculous Diseases---------—
Meningitis (not Tuberculous)-____23229
Convulsions3-——3—1—16
Laryngitis--------11
Bronchitis-----223—7
Pneumonia (all forms)1121517910849
Diarrhoea--—11183114
Enteritis—-12382212651
Gastritis—-————————
Syphilis—1——14-——5
Rickets----------
Suffocation, overlying-----11--2
Injury at birth3-——3———_3
Atelectasis8-——8——1—9
Congenital Malfor- mations103_1148-_-22
Premature birth597427261——78
I Atrophy, Debility I and Marasmus1_214662-18
Other causes73——10975233
Totals92169812466664935340
BIRTHS. Nett Births legitimate ...4,754\4,950 Nett Deaths in / legitimate infants ...310 340 in the vear \illegitimate... 196( ' the year of \illegitimate infantt ... 30