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Islington 1937

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

Published
1938
Pages
126
Tables
113

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113 tables in this report

  • Page 4
    (a) Number of workpeople, residing in the Borough of Islington, registered as unemployed at Holloway and King's Cross Exchanges.
    Men.Women.Juveniles.Total.
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    Building, General Engineering, Motor Engineering, Cabinet Making, Radio and Battery Making, Heating and Ventilating Apparatus Manufacturing, Metal industries, Pianoforte Making, Hotel and Catering, Laundries, Transport, Printing:, Dressmaking and Millinerv, Bakerv, Distributive.Principal industries in the Borough of Islington.
    Men.Women.Juveniles.Total.
  • Page 4
    The following statement shows the figures for the previous ten years, 1927-1936.
  • Page 5
    Showing the Births ( distinguishing Males and Females) and Birth-rates of Islington in 1937 and in the four quarters of the year and of the County of London and the Great Towns during the same period: also in the year 1936; together with the mean Borough Birth-rates for the 10 years 1927-36.
    Quarter.Males.Females.Total.Birth Rates.
    Islington, 1937.Islington, 1927-36.London, 1937.Great Towns, 1937.
  • Page 5
    Showing the Births of Males and Females and the Birth-rates in each quarter and for the year 1937, and in the several Sub-Registration Districts.
    Tufnell.Upper Holloway.Tollington.Lower Holloway.
    Males.FemalesTotal.Birth rates.Males.FemalesTotal.Birth rates.Males.FemalesTotal.Birth rates.Males.FemalesTotal.Birth rates.
  • Page 5
    Showing the Births of Males and Females and the Birth-rates in each quarter and for the year 1937, and in the several Sub-Registration Districts— contd.
    Highbury.Barnsbury.Islington South-East.The Borough.
    Males.FemalesTotal.Birth rates.Males.Females1 Total.Birth rates.Males.FemalesTotal.Birth rates.Males.FemalesTotal.Birth rates.
  • Page 6
    Notification of Births.— 3,905 live births were notified under the Public Health (London) Act, 1936 (exclusive of 92 stillborn), or 87 per cent. of the total number that were registered during the year.
    Notified by :Doctors.Midwives.Parents and other Persons.Total.
    Alive.Stillborn.Alive.Stillborn.Alive.Stillborn.Alive.Stillborn.
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    REGISTERED STILL-BIRTHS.
    Period.Certified by Doctor.Certified by Midwife.By Other Persons.Total. Registered.Per 1,000 of Total Births (including still-born).
  • Page 6
    The Deaths and Death-rates from All Causes in the Sub-Registration Districts were as follows:—
    Sub-Districts.Quarters.The Year.
    1234
    Deaths.Death Rates.Deaths.Death Rates.Deaths.Death Rates.Deaths.Death Rates.Deaths.Death Rates.
  • Page 7
    Showing the Deaths and Death Rates of Islington in 1937, and in the four quarters of the year, and of the County of London and the Great Towns during the same period, the mean Borough Death Rates for the 10 years 1927-36 and the deaths and death-rates in the year 1936.
    Quarter.Males.FemalesTotal.Death Rates.
    Islington, 1937.Islington, 1927-36.London, 1937.Great Towns, 1937.
  • Page 7
    AGES AT DEATH. The following statement gives the ages at which persons died in the Borough, and contrasts them with the returns for the preceding ten years:—
  • Page 8
    In the quarters the mortality ranged from 94 per 1,000 births in the first quarter, 57 in the second, 45 in the third, and 66 in the fourth. In the sub-registration districts the infant mortality was as follows:—
    Sub-District.Infant Deaths.Mortality per 1,000 Births.
  • Page 8
    Infantile Mortality during each of the Ten Years 1927-36, and 1937. Deaths at various ages under One Year of Age.
    Years.Under one week.Weeks.Total under four weeks.Months.Total Deaths under one year.Deaths per 1,000 Births.
    1-22-33-44 weeks and under 3 mths.3-66-99-12
  • Page 8
    Showing the Deaths among Infants per 1,000 Births during the Year 1937, and also the mortality rates for the Years 1927-1936.
    Sub-Districts.1927192819291930193119321933193419351936Mean 10 years.1937Increase or decrease on mean
  • Page 9
    Showing the Mortality per 1 ,000 Births among Infants under one year of age in the ten years 1927-36: and. in 1937 from certain specified causes.
    Causes of death.1937. Rate per 1,000 Births.Mean rate 10 years 1927-36 per 1,000 Births.Difference.
  • Page 9
    INFANTILE MORTALITY during the Year 1937. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.
    Cause of Death.Under 1 weekWeeks.Total under 4 weeksMonths.Total deaths under 1 year
    1-22-33-44 weeks & under 3 mths.3-66-99-12
    All causesCertified----------
    Uncert'd----------
  • Page 10
    Deaths in Public Institutions in the Borough during 1937 and 1936.
    Institutions.1937.1936.
    Residents.NonResidents.TotalResidents.Non Residents.Total.
  • Page 10
    Deaths in Public Institutions outside the Borough of persons resident in Islington.
    1937.1936.
  • Page 11
    Showing the Deaths from each of the principal Epidemic Diseases in the several Wards and Sub-Registration Districts during the Year 1937.
    SubRegistration Districts.WardsEnteric Fever.Small Pox.MeaslesScarlet Fever.Whooping Cough.Diphtheria.Enteritis and Diarrhoea.Totals.
  • Page 11
    Showing the Deaths and Death-Rates from the Principal Epidemic Diseases during the ten years 1927-36 and for the Year 1937.
    192719281929193019311932
    Deaths.Death Rates.Deaths.Death Rates.Deaths.Death Rates.Deaths.Death Rates.Deaths.Death Rates..Deaths.Death Rates.
  • Page 12
    Showing the Deaths from Diarrhœal Diseases together with those classed under Enteritis and its Sub-headings, arranged in quarterly periods, and in three groups of ages.
    1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.The Year.
  • Page 12
    Showing the Deaths from Influenza in the Quarters of the Year 1937, together with the averages of the corresponding periods, 1927-36.
    Years.Quarters.Totals.
    First.Second.Third.Fourth.
  • Page 12
    The following statement gives the ages at death of the persons who suffered from Influenza during the preceding ten years as compared with the return for the year 1937.
  • Page 13
    The following statement shows the ages at death of the persons attacked during the past ten years, and the return for the year 1937:—
    Ages.1927192819291930193119321933193419351936Mean 10 yrs.1937Difference.
  • Page 13
    Showing the Deaths from Cancer or Malignant Disease in the several Sub-Districts during the Quarters and the year 1937.
    Quarters.Tufnell.Upper Holloway.Tollington.Lower Holloway.Highbury.Barnsbury.Islington, South East.The Borough
  • Page 14
    Tuberculosis (Respiratory System).
    Y ears.Deaths.Death rates per 1,000 inhabitants.Proportion of Deaths from Tuberculosis per 100 Deaths from All Causes.Death rates from all Causes per 1,000 inhabitants.
  • Page 14
    The following return gives the deaths at each age period:—
  • Page 14
    Showing the Deaths from Tuberculosis of Respiratory System in the Sub-Districts during the Four Quarters of the Year 1937.
    Quarters.Tufnell.Upper Holloway.Tollington.Lower Holloway.Highbury.Barnsbury.Islington, South East.The Borough
  • Page 14
    Showing the Deaths from all forms of Tuberculosis during 1937.
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    No inquest was held, as contrasted with an average of 93 in the ten years 1927-36.
    Year.Bodies received into Mortuary.Inquests.
  • Page 17
    The returns for the preceding ten years are given in the following statements:-
    Year.Cases.Attack-rates per 1,000 civil population.
  • Page 20
    During the year it was found that of the 1,527 cases notified, 38 deaths occurred or 2.4 per cent., which contrasts with an average percentage of 2.6 in the preceding ten years 1927-36.
    Years.Cases.Deaths.Fatality.
  • Page 21
    The following tabular statement shows the number of cases treated in the various public institutions :—
    Year.Cases treated in Hospital.Percentage of cases treated.
  • Page 21
    DISEASES TREATED IN HOSPITAL.
    Disease.Total cases.Cases isolated in Hospital.Percentage of known cases.
  • Page 21
    Summary of Infectious Sickness and of Deaths arising therefrom, distinguishing the Cases treated at Home and in Hospitals ; and showing the percentage of notified Cases removed to Hospitals, together with the Fatality among cases treated at Home and in Hospitals during the year 1937.
    Notified Cases Treated.Percentage of Notified Cases Treated.Deaths OccurringPercentage of Deaths Occurring.
    In Hospital.At Home.Total.In Hospital.At Home.In Hospital.At Home.Total.In Hospital.At Home.Total.
  • Page 22
    Showing the number of Cases and Attack Rates of the several Notifiable Infectious Diseases which occurred during each of the Ten Years 1927-36 and in 1937.
    DISEASES.YEARS.† Average number of cases,1937Increase or Decrease.
  • Page 22
    Showing the Cases of the Notifiable Infectious Diseases notified in the Sub-Registration Districts and the Wards during the year 1937.
    Sub-Registration Districts.Wards.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever or Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Enteric (Typhoid) Fever.Typhus Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Continued Fever.Relapsing Fever.Cholera.Total.
  • Page 23
    During the past five years the following cases were notified by medical practitioners to the Medical Officer of Health.
    19331934193519361937
  • Page 25
    ACUTE ENCEPHALITIS LETHARGICA.
    Years.1927192819291930193119321933193419351930Average (10 years).1937
  • Page 25
    Showing the Notified Cases of Tuberculosis in the Wards during 1937.
    Registration Sub-Districts.Wards.Respiratory Tuberculosis.Other Forms of Tuberculosis.Grand TotalsTuberculosis Rate per 1,000 of Population.
    MalesFemalesTotalMalesFemalesTotal
  • Page 26
    THE PERIOD OF LIFE AT WHICH TUBERCULOSIS ATTACKED THE PERSONS NOTIFIED DURING 1937.
    Tubercular Diseases.Sex.At all ages.At Ages—Years.
    Under 11 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 4545 to 6565 and up.
  • Page 26
    TUBERCULOSIS.
    Year.Notified Cases.Coming to knowledge.Total.Deaths.
  • Page 29
    The following is a statistical statement showing the number of cases of Notified Tuberculosis on the register at the commencement of the year, the numbers removed during that period, and the actual number remaining at the close of the year 1937.
    Lungs.Other Forms.Total.
    M.F.M.F.
  • Page 29
    Summary of Notifications during the period from 1 s January, 1937, to the 31 st December, 1937, in the Metropolitan Borough of Islington.
    Age-periodsNotifications on Form A.
    Number of Primary Notifications.Total Notifications on Form A.
    0151015202535455565Total Primary Notifications.
    totototototototototoand
    151015202535455565up.
  • Page 31
    RETURN SHOWING THE WORK OF THE NORTH ISLINGTON TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY FOR THE YEAR 1937.
    Diagnosis.Pulmonary.Non-Pulmonary.Total.Grand Total.
    Adults.Children.Adults.Children.Adults.Children.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 31
    RETURN SHOWING THE WORK OF THE NORTH ISLINGTON TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY FOR THE YEAR 1937.
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    RETURN SHOWING THE WORK OF THE SOUTH ISLINGTON TUBERCULOSIS DISPENSARY FOR THE YEAR 1937.
    Diagnosis.PULMONARY.NON-pulmonary.TOTAL.GRAND TOTAL.
    Adults.Children.Adults.Children.Adults.Children.
    M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
  • Page 33
    TUBERCULOSIS. The number of persons in attendance at the Dispensaries in each year was as follows :—
    19331934193519361937
    North Dispy.South Dispy.North Dispy.South Dispy.North Dispy.South Dispy.North Dispy.South Dispy.North Dispy.South Dispy.
  • Page 33
    A summary of the combined dispensaries is given for the following years :—
    .Cases.Attendances.
  • Page 33
    Table showing the number of Persons attending the Borough Tuberculosis Dispensaries and the New Cases during 1937.
    Date.Dispensary.Jan.Feb.Mar.Apr.May.June.July.Aug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Year.Total.
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    HOME VISITATION.—TUBERCULOSIS. Visits paid by Municipal Tuberculosis Visiting Nurse during the period 1st January, 1937, to 31st December, 1937.
    Month.Dispensary.Dispensary.Total.
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    DiseaseNo. of Notifications.Average of preceding 10 years.Increase or Decrease.
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    Disease.Notifications by Teachers.Average of preceding 10 years.Increase or Decrease.
  • Page 37
    DIPHTHERIA—PATHOGENICITY TESTS. 1937.
    No. of Swabs Submitted for Examination.Negative Result (Bacilli).Positive Result (Bacilli).Non-Virulent.Virulent.
  • Page 37
    Showing the result of the Bacteriological Examinations made for the Diagnosis of Diphtheria, Enteric Fever and Pulmonary Tuberculosis, 1927-1936, and in 1937.
    Periods.Positive Results.Negative Results.Total Examined.Positive Results.Negative Results.Total Examined.Positive Results.Negative Results.Total Examined.Totals.
  • Page 39
    Registration Sub-Districts.Number of Births returned in "Birth List Sheets" in 1936.Successfully Vaccinated.Insusceptible of Vaccination.Had Small Pox.Number of Statutory Declarations of Conscientious Objection.Died Unvaccinated.Postponement by Medical Certificate.Removed to other Districts.Removed to places Unknown.Number of Children remaining Unvaccinated, or not accounted for (Defaulters).Total Number of Certificates of Primary Vaccination of children under 14 years received during year 1937.Number of Statutory-Declarations of Conscientious Objection received during year 1937.
  • Page 39
    Return showing the numbers of persons successfully vaccinated and re-vaccinated at the cost of the rates by the Public Vaccinators during the year ended 30th September, 1937 :—
    Name of the Vaccination District (or Institution).Name of the Medical Officer or Public Vaccinator.Number of successful primary vaccinations of persons.Number of successful re-vaccinations, i.e., successful vaccinations of persons who had been successfully vaccinated at some previous time.Remarks.
    Under one year.One year and upwards.Total.
  • Page 41
    The nature of the articles disinfected for the clothing contractors is shown below :—
    1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Year.
  • Page 43
    The various workshops and workplaces are tabulated below:—
    Workshops and Workplaces.1937.
    Total Workshops on Register.Total Workrooms on Register.Number added during Year.Number removed during Year.
  • Page 43
    Workshops Notified to Home Office during Year 1937.
    Trade.Number of Workshops.Women.Male Young Persons.Totals.
  • Page 45
    OTHER MATTERS.
    Number.
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    OUTWORK IN UNWHOLESOME PREMISES, SECTION 108.
    Nature of Work.Instances.Notices served.Prosecutions.
    (1)(2)(3)(4)
  • Page 47
    Synopsis of Inspectors' Work. —The following statement gives a brief synopsis of the inspectors' visits in 1937:—
  • Page 48
    RENT AND MORTGAGE INTEREST (RESTRICTIONS) ACTS, 1920, 1923, 1925 and 1933. Number of applications for certificates and "reports" under above Acts:—
    Year.House or part of the house not kept in a reasonable state of repair.House or part of the house kept in a reasonable state of repair."Report" re completion of work mentioned in schedule issued with certificate.Certificates not issued.Total.
  • Page 49
    Summary of Sanitary Work from Inspectors' Reports for the year 1937.
    Districts.Totals
    1234567891011121314
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    Continued from previous page...
    Districts.Totals
    1234567891011121314
  • Page 51
    Altogether 2,844 improvements were effected in 491 premises. Synopsis of Inspectors' Work —
    Improvements.
  • Page 52
    In the promotion of the welfare of unemployed applicants who apply for assistance to the Unemployment Assistance Board, information has been supplied to the Board regarding the facilities offered by the licensed common lodging houses in the Borough. Appended is a list of the accommodation, charges, etc.:—
  • Page 54
    The following Table summarises the work under the Act during the years 1929 to 1937:—
    192919301931193219331934193519361937
  • Page 56
    Re-housing consequent upon action under the Housing Acts.—
  • Page 56
    PARTICULARS OF HOUSES OR FLATS PROVIDED UNDER THE COUNCIL'S HOUSING SCHEMES.
    1919 to 1936.1937.Total since 1919.
  • Page 57
    NUMBER OF HOUSES OWNED BY THE LOCAL AUTHORITY, DISTINGUISHING THOSE BUILT IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, AND HELD UNDER:—
    Held underTotal at 31st Dec., 1935.Erected in 1936 and 1937.Total.
  • Page 57
    SUMMARY OF HOUSING FROM 1919 TO 1937 (INCLUSIVE).
    1919 to 1936.1937.Total since 1919.
  • Page 58
    METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON. Housing Statistics for the Year, Ministry of Health Table.
  • Page 59
    2.—Remedy of Defects during the year without Service of Formal Notices:—
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    3.-Action under Statutory Powers during the year:-
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    4.— Housing Act, 1936, Part IV—Overcrowding:— The "appointed day" not having been fixed by the Minister of Health for the Borough, correct information cannot be given under this item, as in last year's report the statistics specified were from the Preliminary Survey carried out in the years 1935-36, and the information now given follows the same lines, but the figures for overcrowding are reduced by the number of families who have been re-housed elsewhere because of their overcrowded conditions:—
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    The following table shows the number of shops on the register at the end of 1937, visits paid, etc.:—
  • Page 61
    The following Table records the diseases found in slaughterhouses:—
    Number of Cases.Description of animal.Nature of disease.Extent of disease.How disposed of[
  • Page 61
    CARCASES INSPECTED AND CONDEMNED.
    Cattle, excluding cows.Cows.Calves.Sheep and Lambs.Pigs.
  • Page 62
    UNSOUND FOOD DESTROYED. The food destroyed or otherwise disposed of so as to prevent its use for human consumption was as follows:—
    Tons.Cwts.Qtrs.Lbs.
  • Page 62
    Food Inspection.—The number of visits made to shops, etc., were as follows :—
  • Page 64
    results. In each case the unsatisfactory conditions were remedied without having to resort to prosecution.
  • Page 66
    MILK AND DAIRIES (CONSOLIDATION) ACT, 1915. MILK AND DAIRIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1922. MILK AND DAIRIES ORDER, 1926.
    Dairies and Milk Shops.Number on Register 31/12/36.Additions to Register.Removals from Register.Number on Register 31/12/37.
  • Page 66
    The number of visits paid by the Dairies, etc., Inspector, Mr. R. W. Norman, during the year 1937 was as follows:—
  • Page 67
    During the year the following nuisances were abated and improvements made to Dairies and Ice-Cream Premises:—
  • Page 67
    Licences Granted Under Milk (Special Designations) Order , 1936.
    Designation.No. of applications.Number granted.Amount of Fees received.
  • Page 70
    Summary of visits in special work made by Mr. C. W. Lewis, the Food and Drugs Inspector:—
  • Page 70
    The greatest amount of detected adulteration occurred in the first quarter of the year, as shown by the figures given in the following statement:—
    Examined.Genuine.Adulterated.Per Cent.
  • Page 70
    Milk.—The qualitative results of the Analyses of the milk samples taken during the year are as follows:—
    No. of Samples.Solids not Fat.Fat.Total Solids.p
  • Page 70
    Sophistication of Milk.—The particulars as to the genuineness or otherwise of the samples procured or purchased on Sundays, Weekdays, and in transit are as follows:—
    Number taken.Genuine.Adulterated.Percentage Adulterated.
  • Page 70
    Table giving the particulars of the Milks taken during each quarter of 1937 on Sundays, Week-days, and in transit (Farmers' Milks).
    1936.No. of Samples Taken.Genuine.Adulterated.Per cent. Adulterated.
    Quarters.Sundays.Weekdays.In transit.All Milks.Sundays.Weekdays.In transit.All Milks.Sundays.Weekdays.In transit.All Milks.Sundays.Weekdays.In transit.All Milks.
  • Page 71
    Showing the samples of milk reported as genuine or adulterated during the past 10 years and in 1937 :— MILK ADULTERATION.
    Samples Analysed.Genuine.Adulterated.Per cent. Adulterated.
  • Page 71
    Showing the analysis of 5,867 milks examined in Islington during the 10 years 1927-36 and 1937, and distinguishing those purchased on Sundays, on Week-days, and procured whilst in transit from the Farmer to the London Milk Purveyor:—
    Years.Sunday Milks.Week-day Milks.In transit (Farmers).
    No. of SamplesPer cent. of non-fatty solids.Per cent. of fat.No. of SamplesPer cent. of non-fatty solids.Per cent. of fat.No. of SamplesPer cent. of non-fatty solids.Per cent. of fat.
  • Page 72
    SUMMARY OF PROSECUTIONS DURING YEAR, 1937.
    Statute.Total Prosecutions.Successful.Dismissed.Withdrawn.Amount of Penalties.Costs Received.
  • Page 78
    SUMMARY OF WORK OF MUNICIPAL HEALTH VISITORS FOR YEAR ENDING 1937.
    District No.123456 and 879CLP. Not included in totals.Totals.
  • Page 79
    SUMMARY OF WORK OF MUNICIPAL HEALTH VISITORS FOR YEAR ENDING 1937—continued.
    District No.I23456 and 879C.L.P. Not included in totals ‡.Totals.
  • Page 81
    TABLE—CALENDAR YEAR, 1937.
    North.South.East.West.Total.
  • Page 85
    Attendances, etc., at the various Departments of the Four Voluntary Centres, year ending March 31st, 1937.
    North.South.East.West.Total.
  • Page 87
    †GROSS MATERNAL DEATH RATES FOR ISLINGTON.
    Year.No. of Live Births.No. of Maternal DeathsRate.
  • Page 88
    (For those in 1936, see p. 72 of the Medical Officer of Health's Annual Report for that year.)
    1937. Month.Cause of Death.Ages at Death.Totals.
    15 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 and upwd.Total.From Puerperal Sepsis.From other Diseases of Childbirth.
  • Page 89
    METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON MATERNAL DEATHS, 1937.— Contd. (For those in 1936, see p. 72 of the Medical Officer of Health's Annual Report for that year.)
    1937. Month.Cause of Death.Ages at Death.Totals.
    15 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 and upwd.Total.From Puerperal Sepsis.From other Diseases of Childbirth.
  • Page 89
    Cases of Puerperal Fever notified and inquired into during the year 1937.
    Tufnell.Upper Hollo-way.Toll-ington.Lower Hollo-way.Highbury.Barns-bury.South-East.The Borough
  • Page 90
    Cases of Puerperal Pyrexia notified and inquired into during the year 1937.
    Tufnell.Upper Hollo-way.Tollington.Lower Hollo-way.Highbury.Barns-bury.South-East.The Borough
  • Page 92
    Scale of Income adopted by the Council to operate as from October 1st, 1937.
    No. in Family.Free.Quarter cost.Half cost.
    Nett weekly income per head after deduction of rent, not exceeding :—
  • Page 95
    DAY NURSERIES RECEIVING GRANTS FROM THE BOROUGH COUNCIL.
    No. of places provided.No. of attendances during 1937.Council grant (year ending 31st March, 1938.)
  • Page 96
    The cases occurred in the sub-registration districts as follows:—
    Tufnell.Upper Hollo- way.Toll-ingtonLower Hollo-way.Highbury.Barns-bury.South East.The Borough.
  • Page 96
    Ophthalmia Nursing .—7 cases of inflammatory disease of infants' eyes were nursed by the North London Nursing Association for the Council at a cost of £15 13s. 9d. In 1936 18 cases were nursed at the cost of £27 14s. 9d.
    Ophthalmia Neonatorum Cases.Notified.Treated.
    At home.In-Patients.
    Hosp. Outpatients.Own Doctor.St. Margaret's Hosp.Other Hosps.
    341779134Nil.Nil.Nil.
  • Page 97
    The following table gives the number of "Totally Blind" and "Partially Blind" children under 5 years of age coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health, and under supervision either of the Health Visitors or Voluntary Welfare Centres in the Borough:—
    Totally Blind.Partially Blind.
  • Page 100
    Deaths registered in the Borough of Islington during the year ending 1937. Deaths of Non-Residents in Hospitals are excluded. Deaths of Residents in Public Institutions are distributed.
    CAUSE OF DEATH.SexAll agesAGES.DISTRICTS.
    0-1-5-10-15-20-25-35-45-55-65-75-85 & upTuf.U.H.Toll.L.H.H.B.S.E.
  • Page 101
    (Ministry of Health Return.) Metropolitan Borough of Islington. CAUSES OF DEATH AT DIFFERENT PERIODS OF LIFE DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 1937.
    Causes of Death.SexAll ages.0-12—5-_15-25-35-45-55-65-75-
  • Page 102
    (M inistry of H ealth R eturn.) Notifiable Infectious Diseases during the Year 1937.
    Disease.Ages.Totals.Total Cases removed to Hospital
    Under65 and
    11—22—33—44—55—1010—1515—2020—3535—4545—65upwds