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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 1965
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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(BASED ON REGISTRAR GENERAL'S RETURNS)
| Primary Cause of Death | Under 1 day | Days | Weeks | Months | Tota1s | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - 2 | 2 - 3 | 3 - 4 | 4 . 5 | 5 . 6 | 6 - 7 | I - 2 | 2 - 3 | 3 - 4 | 1 - 2 | 2 - 3 | 3 - 4 | 4 - 5 | 5 - 6 | 6 - 7 | 7 - 8 | 8 - 9 | 9 - 10 | 10 - 11 | 11 - 12 | |||
| Bronchitis | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Pneumonia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 25 | |||||||||||
| Enteritis and Diarrhoea | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Premature Birth | 17 | 5 | 1 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Congenital Malformation, Birth Injury, Atelectasis, Atrophy and Marasmus | 32 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 60 | |||||||||
| Suffocation overlying | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Violent Causes | 5 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| All other causes | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||||
| Totals | 52 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 130 |
| Under 1 year | 1 - 4 | Total under 5 | 5 - 14 | Total under 15 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islington | 6,100 | 18,800 | 24,900 | 29,800 | 54,700 |
| Greater London | 141,500 | 490,500 | 632,000 | 983,700 | 1,615,700 |
COMMENTS ON VITAL STATISTICS
(Where comparisons are made with previous years, the figures of the former Metropolitan
Boroughs of Finsbury and Islington have been combined.
Deaths of Infants under one year
Forty-one per cent. of all infant deaths occurred within the first twenty-four hours
following birth. From one to twelve months the greatest risk to infants was respiratory
disease; of a total of thirty-five infant deaths in the age group one to twelve months,
seventeen were due to pneumonia.
Maternal Mortality
In a total of 6,172 live and still births, there were three maternal deaths. One
followed Caesarean section; the other two were due to toxaemia of pregnancy and eclampsia.
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