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Islington 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1912]
The following statement shows the percentage of the deaths which occurred last year in the several age periods.
| 7.7,, ,, ,, ,, | |
| 15-20 | |
| 30.7 ,, ,, ,, ,, | |
| 7.7 ,, ,, ,, ,, | |
| 7.7,, ,, ,, ,, | 35-45 |
| 30.8 ,, ,, ,, ,, | 45-55 |
| 7.7,, ,, ,, ,, | 55-65 |
| 75-85 | |
| All ages |
SEPTIC DISEASES.
These are Erysipelas, Pyaemia, Septicaemia, and so-called Puerperal
Fever. Taken together, they caused 43 deaths during the year, as against
52 in 1911, 43 in 1910, and 40 in 1909.
Erysipelas.—This disease, like many of those already discussed, also
exhibited the lowest mortality hitherto recorded in the Borough, for the five
deaths which are entered against it, are 8 below the average of 13, which
obtained from 1897 to 1911. The particulars respecting its behaviour are
shown in the following statement:—
| Deaths. | Death Rates. | |
|---|---|---|
| Tufnell | ... | per 1,000 inhabitants. |
| Upper Holloway | ... ,, ,, | |
| Tollington | 0.03 ,, ,, | |
| Lower Holloway | ... ,, ,, | |
| Highbury | 0.01 ,, ,, | |
| Barnsbury | ||
| Islington, South-East | 2 | 0.03 |