[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough] page 7

Islington 1938

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

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7 1938
In the quarters the mortality ranged from 74 per 1,000 births in the first
quarter, 71 in the second, 55 in the third, and 57 in the fourth.

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In the sub-registration districts the infant mortality was as follows:—

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In London the infantile mortality was 57 per 1,000 births.
The rate for England and Wales was 53 per 1,000 births.

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Infantile Mortality during each of the Ten Years 1928-37, and 1938.

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.
		1-2	2-3	3-4		4 weeks and under 3 mths.	3-6	6-9	9-12
		1928	108	10		14	9	141	60			73	58	42	374	64
		1929	103	18		15	11	147	64			68	73	51	403	73
		1930	115	13		11	11	150	60			68	66	55	399	70
		1931	93	17		10	19	139	50			51	62	35	337	64
		1932	92	15		9	8	124	66			66	49	35	340	68
		1933	88	10		18	15	131	54			32	41	30	288	63
1934	85	7	14	8	114	61	53	36	25	289	62
1935	82	9	6	3	100	32	48	41	19	240	52
1936	89	11	11	11	122	34	57	42	36	291	61
1937	89	13	4	16	122	39	59	50	29	299	66
Mean 10 years	95	12	11	11	129	52	57	52	36	326	65
1938	82	3	5	5	95	47	62	54	33	291	65
Increase or decrease on mean	-13	— 9	- 6	— 6	-34	- 5	+ 5	+ 2	- 3	- 35	-

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Showing theDeaths among Infants per 1,000 Birthsduring the Year1938,and also the mortality rates for the Years1928-1937.

Sub-Districts.	1928	1929	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	Mean 10 years.	1938	Increase or decrease on mean
Tufnell	65	75	78	43	48	26	31	31	26	28	45	17	- 28
Upper Holloway	44	42	26	35	30	54	52	30	78	70	46	41	- 5
Tollington	85	71	106	90	88	101	78	51	83	167	92	162	+ 70
Lower Holloway	77	95	57	84	77	68	81	98	104	131	87	115	+ 28
Highbury	47	60	58	64	83	51	58	52	85	54	61	80	+ 19
Barnsbury	75	87	95	66	76	80	76	85	77	76	79	97	+ 18
Islington, S.E.	67	78	76	68	72	72	69	41	49	76	67	83	+ 16
The Borough	64	73	70	64	68	63	62	52	61	66	65	65	-

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The following table shows the diseases that proved most fatal in the first year of
child life, together with the mortality rates per 1,000 births.