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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Islington 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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1938] 100
| Age Periods. | New Cases. | Deaths. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory. | Non-Respiratory. | Respiratory. | Non-Respiratory. | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| Under 1 year | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| 1-5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 |
| 5-10 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| 10-15 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | — |
| 15-20 | 27 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | — | 2 |
| 20-25 | 33 | 58 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 1 | — |
| 25-35 | 72 | 55 | 7 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 3 | 2 |
| 35-45 | 68 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 29 | 10 | 1 | — |
| 45-55 | 38 | 17 | — | - | 28 | 7 | — | — |
| 55-65 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 65 and upwards | 16 | 12 | 1 | — | 11 | 8 | — | — |
| Totals | 307 | 228 | 49 | 39 | 138 | 72 | 15 | 12 |
55 Deaths not notified or 23 2 per cent. of Total Deaths.
Disinfection of Houses and Rooms after Tuberculosis.—The following
statement gives the particulars for the year:—
Houses. Rooms.
1st quarter 60 77
2nd „ 34 49
3rd „ 20 31
4th „ 43 59
Total 157 216