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Islington 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1923] 8
Metropolitan Borough of Islington.
INFANTILE MORTALITY DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 1923.
| Cause of Death. | Weeks. | Total under 4 weeks | Months. | Total Deaths under 1 year | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 week | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4 weeks and under 3 months | 3-6 | 6-9 | 9-12 | |||||
| All Causes. | Certified | 128 | 35 | 21 | 11 | 195 | 72 | 105 | 54 | 49 | 475 | |
| Uncertified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Chicken-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |||
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 22 | ||
| Diphtheria, Croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | ||
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||||
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |||
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | ||||
| Meningitis (not Tuberculous). | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 7 | |||||
| Convulsions | 3 | 3 | — | 7 | 2 | — | ||||||
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | |||
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 5 | 2 | — | 8 | 11 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 58 | |||
| Diarrhœa | — | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 36 | ||
| Enteritis | — | 2 | — | 3 | 10 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 59 | |||
| Gastritis | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 5 | 12 | ||||
| Syphilis | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | |||
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Suffocation, overlying | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | |||
| Injury at birth | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | |||
| Atelectasis | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | ||
| Congenital Malformations | 27 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 7 | 6 | 2 | — | 50 | ||
| Premature birth | 9 | 2 | 3 | 78 | 3 | 2 | — | 84 | ||||
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 13 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 46 | ||
| Other Causes | 9 | 7‡ | 5 | — | 21 | 4 | 8† | 4 | 4 | 41 | ||
| Totals | 128 | 35 | 21 | 195 | 72 | 105 | 54 | 49 | 475 | |||
Nett Births (legitimate 6,838 7,117 Nett Deaths in legitimate infants 441
in the year illegitimate 279) the year of illegitimate infants 34
* Cerebro-Spinal Fever (4). †Acute Polio-encephalitis (1). ‡ Ophthalmia Neonatorum (1).
REPORT ON THE MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE WORK.
Education Propaganda.—Work on this was co-ordinated with the efforts as in former
years designated " Health and Baby Week."
Commencing on 2nd October, 1923, a series of lectures was arranged for in Islington.
The first lecture was held in the hall adjoining 10, Drayton Park, opposite the East Islington
Welfare Centre, and was given by Dr. Octavia Lewin. The attendance was good, and the
subject, "Prevention of a Common Cold," evoked especial interest, judging by the number
of questions which were asked.
By the kindness of the Public Libraries Committee, a lecture by the Medical Officer
of Health was included in the series arranged at the Central Library. This, likewise, was
well attended.