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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1922] 8
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. | |
1st Quarter | 146 | 156 | 302 | 20.16 | 214 | 181 | 395 | 28.91 | 225 | 224 | 449 | 22.72 | 993 | 969 | 23.51 | |
2nd „ | 150 | 155 | 305 | 20.36 | 186 | 173 | 359 | 26.27 | 247 | 263 | 510 | 25.81 | 971 | 998 | 1,969 | 23.59 |
3rd „ | 140 | 155 | 295 | 19.70 | 176 | 166 | 342 | 25.03 | 229 | 208 | 437 | 22.11 | 929 | 926 | 1,855 | 22.22 |
4th „ | 134 | 131 | 265 | 17.69 | 176 | 148 | 324 | 23.71 | 204 | 192 | 396 | 20.04 | 895 | 825 | 1,720 | 20.60 |
Year | 570 | 597 | 1,167 | 19.47 | 752 | 668 | 1,420 | 25.98 | 905 | 887 | 1,792 | 22.67 | 3,788 | 3,718 | 7,506 | 22.47 |
Illegitimate Births (207).—The number of illegitimate births, 207, shows an
increase of 2 on the return of the year 1921. They were equal to a rate of 2.76 per
1,000 registered births. A table for former decennial periods was given in Report 1922.
Notified by : | Doctors. | Midwives. | Parents and other Persons. | Total. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alive. | Still born | Alive. | Still born. | Alive. | Still born. | Alive. | Still born. | |
1st Quarter | 117 | 10 | 795 | 578 | 7 | 1,490 | 39 | |
2nd ,, | 123 | 6 | 789 | 22 | 593 | 13 | 1,505 | 41 |
3rd „ | 126 | 729 | 14 | 593 | 14 | 1,448 | 36 | |
4th „ | 96 | 4 | 675 | 16 | 564 | 14 | 1,335 | 34 |
Year | 462 | 2,988 | 74 | 2,328 | 48 | 5,778 | 150 |
DEATHS.
The deaths numbered 4,614, while the death-rate was equal to 13.82 per 1,000 of the
population, or 0.70 lower than that of the preceding year (1312), and was 1.55 less than
the average of the previous 10 years.
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. | |
Tufnell | 170 | 20.02 | 122 | 14.37 | 78 | 9.19 | 90 | 10.60 | 460 | 13.54 |
Upper Holloway | 174 | 20.23 | 118 | 13.72 | 76 | 8.83 | 105 | 12.20 | 473 | 13.75 |
178 | 22.93 | 104 | 13.40 | 75 | 9.66 | 443 | 14.27 | |||
Lower Holloway | 250 | 24.46 | 125 | 12.23 | 93 | 9.10 | 111 | 10.86 | 579 | 14.16 |
Highbury | 278 | 18.56 | 173 | 11.55 | 152 | 10.15 | 167 | 11.15 | 770 | 12.85 |
Barnsbury | 332 | 24.30 | 181 | 13.25 | 121 | 8.85 | 175 | 12.80 | 809 | 14.80 |
Islington (South. East) | 391 | 19.78 | 265 | 13.41 | 9.51 | 236 | 11.94 | 13.66 | ||
The Borough | 1,773 | 21.24 | 13.03 | 783 | 9.38 | 970 | 11.62 | 4,614 | 13.82 |