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Islington 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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[1936
Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System (Phthisis or Pulmonary
Tuberculosis), caused 210 deaths, as contrasted with the decennial average of
278, while the death-rate was 0.68 per 1,000 of the civil population as against
the decennial rate of 0.87 per 1,000. There was a decrease of 68 on the ten year's
average number of deaths, and of 0.19 on the mean death-rate.
| Tuberculosis (Respiratory System). | Proportion of Deaths from Tuberculosis per 100 Deaths from All Causes. | Death rates from All Causes per 1,000 inhabitants. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Years. | Deaths. | Death rates per 1,000 inhabitants. | ||
| 1926 | 289 | 0.85 | 7.06 | 12.0 |
| 1927 | 314 | 0.94 | 7.61 | 123 |
| 1928 | 309 | 0.95 | 7.43 | 12.8 |
| 1929 | 314 | 0.98 | 6.59 | 14.8 |
| 1930 | 280 | 0.86 | 7.03 | 12.1 |
| 1931 | 281 | 0.87 | 6.85 | 12.6 |
| 1932 | 264 | 0.81 | 6.58 | 12.4 |
| 1933 | 274 | 0.86 | 6.92 | 12.4 |
| 1934 | 253 | 0.81 | 6.80 | 11.8 |
| 1935 | 202 | 0.65 | 5.96 | 10.99 |
| Average 10 years | 278 | 0.87 | 6.91 | 12.53 |
| 1936 | 210 | 0.68 | 5.44 | 12.44 |
The following return gives the deaths at each age period:—
| Age Periods. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-5 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5-15 | 1 | _- | 1 |
| 15-25 | 13 | 25 | 38 |
| 25-35 | 31 | 20 | 51 |
| 35-45 | 20 | 8 | 28 |
| 45-55 | 26 | 10 | 36 |
| 55-65 | 31 | 7 | 38 |
| 65 upwards | 10 | 4 | 14 |
| Total | 134 | 76 | 210 |
| Quarters. | Tufnell. | Upper Hollo-way. | Tolling-ton. | Lower Hollo-way. | Highbury. | Barns-bury. | Islington, South East. | The Borough |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 72 |
| Second | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 51 |
| Third | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 35 |
| Fourth | 8 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 52 |
| The Year | 23 | 24 | 16 | 22 | 35 | 35 | 55 | 210 |
| Form. | Ages. | Sex. | Districts. | Total Deaths. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | 1-5 | over 5 | M. | F. | Tuf. | U.H. | Toll. | L.H. | H. | B. | S.E. | ||
| Respiratory | 1 | 3 | 206 | 134 | 76 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 22 | 35 | 35 | 55 | 210 |
| Meningeal | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 16 |
| Abdominal | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| General | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other forms | — | — | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| All Tuberculosis | 2 | 10 | 222 | 146 | 88 | 25 | 26 | 19 | 25 | 39 | 42 | 58 | 234 |