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Islington 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1913
The serious character of this disease has been fully recognised for many
years, but it was only at a comparatively recent period that any real efforts
have been made in the United Kingdom to fight it.
These efforts are alluded to in that part of this report which deals with the notification of tuberculosis.
| Pulmonary Phthisis. | Death from phthisis per 1,00 Deaths from all Causes | Death rates from all Causes per 1,000 inhabitants. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Years. | Deaths. | Death rates per 1,000 inhabitants. | ||
| 1891 | 544 | 1.70 | 8.60 | 19.8 |
| 1892 | 504 | 1.56 | 8.30 | 18.8 |
| 1893 | 560 | 1.71 | 8.76 | 19.5 |
| 1894 | 539 | 1.63 | 10.24 | 15.9 |
| 1895 | 568 | 1.70 | 9.86 | 17.2 |
| 1896 | 530 | 1.54 | 9.01 | 17.4 |
| 1897 | 520 | 1.54 | 9.64 | 16.0 |
| 1898 | 527 | 1.56 | 9.24 | 16.9 |
| 1899 | 583 | 1.73 | 9.26 | 18.7 |
| 1900 | 602 | 1.79 | 10.52 | 17.0 |
| 1901 | 545 | 1.62 | 10.16 | 15.9 |
| 1902 | 515 | 1.51 | 9.14 | 16.5 |
| 1903 | 492 | 1.48 | 10.16 | 14.5 |
| 1904 | 533 | 1.60 | 10.18 | 15.7 |
| 1905 | 438 | 1.32 | 8.84 | 14.9 |
| 1906 | 411 | 1.24 | 8.14 | 15.3 |
| 1907 | 436 | 1.32 | 8.58 | 15.4 |
| 1908 | 432 | 1.29 | 9.23 | 13.9 |
| 1909 | 424 | 1.29 | 8.62 | 14.9 |
| 1910 | 390 | 1.19 | 8.62 | 13.8 |
| 1911 | 379 | 1.16 | 7.88 | 14.9 |
| 1912 | 427 | 1.31 | 9.12 | 14.3 |
| Corrected average 22 years | 486 | 1.47 | 9.o1 | 16.3 |
| 1913 | 420 | 1.26 | 8.35 | 15.1 |
The following return shows the deaths at each age period:—
| Age periods. | Deaths. | Age periods. | Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0- 5 | 13 | 55-65 | 47 |
| 5-15 | 13 | 65-75 | 15 |
| 15-25 | 60 | 75-85 | 6 |
| 25-35 | 8l | ||
| 35-45 | 108 | Total | 420 |
| 45-55 | 77 |