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, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Sub-Districts. | Area. Acres. | Acres to a person. | Persons to an Acre at Census 1921 | Enumerated Population at Census 1921. | Estimated Population Mid-year 1922. |
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WARDS. | Area in Acres. | Persons to an Acre or Density of Population at Census, 1921. | Enumerated Population Census, 1921 | Estimated Population Mid-year, 1922 |
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Ages. | Males. | Females. | Persons. |
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Census Years. | Age Periods of Life. | ||||||||
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0—5 | —15 | —25 | —35 | —45 | —55 | —65 | —75 | 75 and upwards. |
Buildings. | Structurally separate Dwellings occupied by Private Families, or vacant. | Total Rooms. | |||||||||
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In course of Erection. | Completed. | Population at Census, 1921. | 1-3 Rooms. | 4-5 Rooms. | 6-8 Rooms. | 9 or more Rooms. | Total Dwellings. | ||||
Not Containing Dwellings. | Containing Dwellings. |
Wards. | Area in Statute Acres (Land and Inland Water. | TOTAL POPULATION. | PRIVATE FAMILIES AND DWELLINGS | ||||||||
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1911. | 1921. | Private Families. | Population in Private Families. | Structurally Separate Dwellings occupied. | Rooms occupied. | Rooms per Person. | |||||
Persons. | Persons. | Males. | Females. | Persons per Acre. | |||||||
Cols. a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | j | k | l |
number of Persons in Family. | Number of Private Families occupying the following Number of Rooms. | Total Private Families. | Population in Private Families | Rooms occupied | Density of Occupation. | ||||||||||||
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Average Number of Rooms per Person. | Population at following densities of occupation (rooms per person). | ||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6-7 | 8-9 | 10 and over. | ||||||||||
No. | % | under -3 | -3 and under -5 | -5 and under -7 | -7 and under 1-0 |
Years. | Marriages. | Marriage Rate | Years. | Marriages. | Marriage Rate. |
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Quarter. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Birth Rates. | |||
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Islington, 1922. | Islington, 1912-21. | London, 1922. | 105 Great Towns, 1922. |
Tufnell. | Upper Holloway. | Tollington. | Lower Holloway. | |||||||||||||
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Males. | Females | Total. | Birth rates. | Males. | Females | Total. | Birth rates. | Males. | Females | Total. | Birth rates. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Birth rates. |
Highbury. | Barnsbury. | Islington South-East. | The Borough. | |||||||||||||
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Males. | Females | Total. | Birth rates. | Males. | Females | Total. | Birth rates. | Males. | Females | Total. | Birth rates. | Males. | Females | Total. | Birth rates. |
Notified by : | Doctors. | Midwives. | Parents and other Persons. | Total. | ||||
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Alive. | Still born | Alive. | Still born. | Alive. | Still born. | Alive. | Still born. |
Sub-Districts. | Quarters. | The Year. | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. |
Quarter. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Death Rates. | |||
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Islington, 1922. | Islington, 1912-21. | London, 1922. | 105 Great Towns, 1922. |
Classified Causes of Death. | Years. | Mean 10 Yrs. | 1922 | Difference. | |||||||||
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1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 |
Ages. | Number of Deaths, 1922. | Mean Deaths (10 years), 1912.21. | Increase or Decrease on mean. |
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Sub-District. | Infant Deaths. | Mortality per 1,000 Births. |
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Years. | Under one week. | Weeks. | Total under four weeks. | Months. | Total Deaths under one year. | Deaths per 1,000 Births. | |||||
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1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4 weeks and under 3 mths. | 3-6 | 6-9 | 9-12 |
Sub-Districts. | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | Mean 10 years | 1922 | Increase or decrease on mean |
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Causes of death. | 1922. Rate per 1,000 Births. | Mean rate 10 years 1912-21 per 1,000 Births. | Difference. |
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Tufnell. | Upper Hollo-way. | Toll-ington. | Lower Hollo-way. | Highbury. | Barns-bury. | South East. | The Borough |
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Tufnell. | Upper Hollo-way. | Toll-ington. | Lower Hollo-way. | Highbury. | Barns-bury. | South East | The Borough |
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NORTH. Wards 1, 2, 3. | SOUTH. Wards 9, 10, 11, and Part of 6. | EAST. Ward 5, and Parts of 4 and 6. | WEST. Wards 7, 8, and Part of 4. | Total. |
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District | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Totals. |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Totals. |
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North. | South. | East. | West. | Totals. |
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Sub- Registration Districts. | Wards. | Enteric Fever. | Small Pox. | Measles | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria. | Diarrhœa. | Totals. |
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Deaths | Deaths | Deaths | Deaths | Deaths | Deaths | Deaths | Deaths |
1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | |||||||
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Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. |
Ages. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | The Year. | ||||||||||
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Diarrhœa. | Enteritis, &c. | Totals. | Diarrhœa. | Enteritis, &c. | Totals. | Diarrhœa | Enteritis. &c | Totals. | Diarrhœa. | Enteritis, &c. | Totals. | Diarrhœa. | Enteritis,&c. | Totals. |
Years. | Quarters. | Totals. | |||
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First. | Second. | Third. | Fourth. |
Ages. | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | Mean 10 yrs | 1922 | Difference. |
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Quarters. | Tufnell. | Upper Hollo-way. | Tollington. | Lower Hollo-way. | Highbury. | Barnsbury. | Islington, South East. | The Borough |
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Age Periods. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
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Quarters. | Tufnel1. | Upper Hollo-way. | Tollington. | Lower Hollo-way. | High-bury. | Barns-bury. | Islington, South East. | The Borough. |
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Form. | Ages. | Sex. | Districts. | Total Deaths. | |||||||||
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0-1 | 1-5 | over 5 | M | F | Tuf. | U.H. | Toll. | [ L.H. | H. | B. | S.F. |
1922 | No. of bodies received. | Daily Average. | No. of Inquests held. | 1921 | No. of bodies received. | Daily Average. | No. of Inquests held. |
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Year. | Cases. | Attack-rates per 1,000 civil population. |
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Notified Cases Treated. | Percentages of Notified Cases Treated. | Deaths Occurring. | Percentage of Deaths Occurring. | ||||||||
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In Hospital | At Home | Total | In Hospital | At Home | In Hospital | At Home | Total | In Hospital | At Home | Total |
DISEASES. | YEARS. | Average number of cases, 1912-21 | 1922 | Increase or Decrease | ||||||||||
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1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 |
Sub-Registration Districts. | Wards. | Small Pox. | Scarlet Fever or Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Enteric (Typhoid) Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Continued Fever. | Relapsing Fever. | Cholera. | Total. |
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1922 | 1921 | |||
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Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. |
1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | Average 10 yrs. 1912-21 | 1922 | Total Deaths, 1912-22. |
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1922 | 1921 | 1920 | 1919 |
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Registration Sub-Districts. | Wards. | Pulmonary Phthisis. | Other Forms of Tuberculosis. | Grand Totals | Tuberculosis Rate per 1,000 of Population. | ||||
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Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total |
Tubercular Diseases. | Sex. | Cases Notified in Whole District. | |||||||
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At all ages. | At Ages—Years. | ||||||||
Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 25 | 25 to 45 | 45 to 65 | 65 and up-wards |
1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | The Year. | |||||||||||
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Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total |
Age-periods | Notifications on Form A. | |||||||||||||||
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Number of Primary Notifications. | Total Notifications on Form A. | |||||||||||||||
0 to 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 10 | 10 to 15 | 15 to 20 | 20 to 25 | 25 to 35 | 35 to 45 | 45 to 55 | 55 to 65 | 65 and up. | Total Primary Notifications |
1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | |||||||
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North Dispy | South Dispy | North Dispy | South Dispy | North Dispy | South Dispy | North Dispy | South Dispy | North Dispy | South Dispy | North Dispy | South Dispy |
Cases. | Attendances. | Cases. | Attendances. |
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Date. | Dispensary | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Year. | Total. |
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Disease. | No. of Notifications. | Average of preceding 10 years. | Increase or Decrease. |
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Disease. | Notifications. by Teachers. | Average of preceding 10 years. | Increase or Decrease. |
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Periods | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Phthisis. | |||||||
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Positive Results. | Negative Results. | Total Examined | Positive Results. | Negative Results | Total Examined | Positive Results. | Negative Results. | Total Examined | Totals. |
Registration Sub.Districts. | Number of Births registered in 1921. | Successfully Vaccinated. | Insusceptible of Vaccination. | Had Small Pox. | Number of Statutory Declarations of Conscientious Objection. | Died Unvaccinated. | Postponement by Medical Certificate. | Removed to other Districts. | Removed to places Unknown. | Number of Children remaining Unvaccinated, or not accounted for (cols. 3 to 9). | Total Number of Certificates of Primary Vaccination at All Ages received during year 1922. | Number of Statutory Declarations of Conscientious Objection received during year 1922. |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Rooms Disinfected. | Rooms Sprayed. | |||
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1922. | 1021. | 1922. | 1921. |
1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4 th Quarter. | The Year 1922 | 1921 |
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1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Year. |
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How disposed of. | Carbolic Powder. | Disinfecting Fluid. | Formaldehyde. | ||||
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Powder. | Solution. | ||||||
Tons. | cwts. | Gallons. | cwt. | qr. | lbs. | Gallons. |
Workshops and Workplaces. | 1922. | |||
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Total Workshops on Register. | Total Workrooms on Register. | Number added during Year. | Number removed during Year. |
Trade. | Number of Workshops. | Protected Employed Persons. | ||
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Women. | Male Young Persons. | Total. |
Districts. | Totals | |||||||||||||||
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1 * | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5† | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Improvements. | Districts. | Total. | |
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North. | South. |
1922 | 1921 | 1920 |
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Quarters. | Average number Relieved during each week. | Borough Death rates, 1922. | ||||||
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Indoor Paupers, Adults and Children. | Outdoor Paupers. | Totals. | Totals corresponding periods 1921. | Vagrants Relieved. | Children Boarded out. | |||
Adults. | Children under 16. | |||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
No. of Cases. | Description of Animal Affected. | Nature of Disease. | Extent of Disease. | How disposed of. |
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Date of Hearing. | Samples marked. | Result of Analysis. Offence. | Result of Prosecution. |
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Date of Hearing. | Samples marked. | Result of Analysis. Offence. | Result of Prosecution. |
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Year. | Article. | Quantity of Preservative or Addition of Colouring Matter. |
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No. of Samples. | Solids not Fat. | Fat. | Total Solids. |
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Number taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Percentage Adulterated. |
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1922 | No. of Samples Taken. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | Per cent. Adulterated. | ||||||||||||
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Quarters. | Sundays. | Weekdays. | Railway Stations. | All Milks. | Sundays. | Weekdays | Railway Stations. | All Milks. | Sundays. | Weekdays. | Railway Stations. | All Milks. | Sundays. | Weekdays. | Railway Stations. | All Milks. |
Samples Analysed. | Genuine. | Adulterated | Per cent. Adulterated. | Samples Analysed. | Genuine. | Adulterated | Per cent. Adulterated. |
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Years. | Sunday Milks. | Week-day Milks. | Railway Milks (Farmers). | ||||||
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No. of Samples | Per cent. of non-fatty solids. | Per cent. of fat. | No. of Samples | Per cent. of non-fatty solids. | Per cent. of fat. | No. of Samples | Per cent. of non-fatty solids. | Per cent. of fat. |
Description. | 1st Qr. | 2nd Qr. | 3rd Qr. | 4th Qr. | Totals. | Genuine. | Adulterated. | ||||||||
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1st Qr. | 2nd Qr. | 3rd Qr. | 4th Qr. | Totals | 1st Qr. | 2nd Qr. | 3rd Qr. | 4th Qr. | Totals. |
Total Prosecutions. | Successful. | Dismissed. | Withdrawn. | Amount of Penalties Received. |
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Deaths in Institution within Borough. | DISEASES. | AGES. | Under 5 | Over 5 | DISTRICTS. | Males. | Females. | Totals. | | ||||||||||||||||||
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0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 85 | Tnf. | U.H | Toll. | L..H | H | B | S.E. |
Deaths in Institution- within Borough. | DISEASES. | AGES. | Unclt:r 5 | Over 5 | DISTRICTS. | Males. | Females | Totals. | ||||||||||||||||||
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0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 85 | Tuf. | U.H. | Toll | L.H. | H | B | S.E |
Deaths In Institutions! within Borcugh | DISEASES. | AGES. | Under 5 | Over 5 | DISTRICTS. | Male | Female | [ Total | ||||||||||||||||||
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0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 75 | 85 | Tuf | U..H. | Toll. | L.H. | H | B | S.E. |
Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths at the subjoined Ages of " Residence " whether occurring within or without the District. | ||||||||||
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All ages | Under 1 year | 1 and under 2 years | 2 and under 5 years | 5 and under 15 yrs. | 15 and under 25 yrs. | 25 and under 45 yrs. | 45 and under 65 yrs. | 65 and upwards | Total Deaths i whether of " Resi- 1 dents " or " Non- , residents" in Institutions in the District. |
Cause of Death. | Weeks. | Total under 4 weeks | Months. | Total Deaths under 1 year | |||||||
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Under 1 week | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 4 weeks and under 3 months | 3-6 | 6-9 | 9-12 |
Premises. | Number of Places. | Number of Inspections 1922 | Number of Notices 1922 | Number of Prosecutions 1922 | |||
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On Register at end of 1921 | Added in 1922 | Removed in 1922 | On Register at end of 1922 |