Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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11 [1937
Locally the deaths in the Sub-Registration Districts and Wards were as
follows:-
SubRegistration Districts. | Wards | Enteric Fever. | Small Pox. | Measles | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria. | Enteritis and Diarrhoea. | Totals. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tufnell | Tufnell | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 16 | |
Up. Holloway | Up. Holloway | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | 10 | |
Tollington | Tollington | - | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 13 | 19 | |
Lr. Holloway | Lr. Holloway | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 17 | 21 | |
Highbury | Highbury | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 9 | |
Mildmay | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | ||
Barnsbury | Thornhill | 1 | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
Barnsbury | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | ||
Islington South East | St. Mary's | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
Canonbury | — | - | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
St. Peter's | — | - | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
The Borough | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 77 | 120 | ||
Total Death Rates | — | — | — | 0-01 | 0 06 | 0-07 | 0-26 | 0-40 |
1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | |||||||
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Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | .Deaths. | Death Rates. | |
Enteric Fever | - | - | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.01 | . | . | . | . | . | . |
Small Pox | — | . | — | . | . | . | 1 | 0.00 | . | . | — | — |
Measles | 29 | 0.09 | 156 | 0.48 | 11 | 003 | 140 | 0.43 | 7 | 0.02 | 52 | 0.16 |
Scarlet Fever | 8 | 0.02 | 8 | 0.03 | 8 | 0.03 | 14 | 0.04 | 4 | 0.01 | 7 | 0.02 |
Whooping Cough | 45 | 0.14 | 21 | 0.06 | 126 | 0.39 | 10 | 0.03 | 32 | 0.10 | 23 | 0.07 |
Diphtheria | 25 | 0.07 | 25 | 0.08 | 32 | 0.10 | 42 | 0.13 | 15 | 0.04 | 20 | 0.06 |
Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years) | 48 | 7.79 per 1,000 births | 67 | 11.57 per 1,000 births | 68 | 12.34 per 1,000 births | 97 | 17.1 per 1,000 births | 67 | 12.7 per 1,000 births | 731 | 14.7 per 1,000 births |
1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | Mean 10 years | 1937 | |||||||
Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | |
Enteric Fever | 4 | 0.01 | 1 | 0.00 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.00 |
Small Pox Measles | 14 | 0.04 | 39 | 0.12 | - | — | 58 | 0.19 | 50 | 0.16 | 1 | 0.00 |
Scarlet Fever | 4 | 0.01 | 5 | 0.02 | - | — | 7 | 0.02 | 6 | 0.02 | 3 | 0.01 |
Whooping Cough | 23 | 0.07 | 15 | 0.05 | 9 | 0.03 | 18 | 0.05 | 32 | 0.10 | 18 | 0.06 |
Diphtheria | 33 | 0.10 | 32 | 0.10 | 13 | 0.04 | 31 | 0.10 | 27 | 0.08 | 20 | 0.07 |
Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years) | 63 | 13.7 per 1,000 births | 47 | 10.2 per 1,000 births | 65 | 14.2 per 1,000 births | 84 | 17.8 per 1,000 births | 68 | 13.2 per 1,000 births | 69 | 15.3 per 1,000 births |