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Islington 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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SENILE MORTALITY. The number of deaths of persons 65 years of age and upwards was in:—
| St. Giles and Bloomsbury | 122 | ||
| Holborn Sub-District | 111 | ||
| Holborn Borough | 233 | ||
| St. Giles and Bloomsbury. | Holborn Sub-District. | Total. | |
| Of these the numbers were— | |||
| 65 years and under 70 | 36 | 31 | 67 |
| 70 „ „ 75 | 34 | 31 | 65 |
| 75 ,, ,, 80 | 23 | 30 | 53 |
| 80 „ „ 85 | 17 | 14 | 31 |
| 85 „ „ 90 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 93 years of age | 1 | - | 1 |
| 95 „ | 1 | - | 1 |
| 122 | 111 | 233 | |
DEATHS FROM ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
The following tables give details respecting the number of deaths, and the deathrates,
from the seven principal zymotic diseases, viz.:—Small-pox, Measles,
Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup), Whooping Cough, Fever
(including Enteric or Typhoid, Typhus and Continued), and Diarrhoea. It will be
seen that the number is only 58 in comparison with a decennial average of 108.
The death-rate for the Borough was only 1.02 in comparison with 1.35 for London.
| Number. | Zymotic Death-Rate. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Giles and Bloomsbury | 19 | 0.65 | ||
| Holborn Sub-District | 39 | 1.45 | ||
| Holborn Borough | 58 | 1.02 | ||
| And for Loudon | 6,599 | 1.35 | ||
The following are the number of deaths from the separate diseases:—
| St. Giles and Bloomsbury. | Holborn Sub-District. | Holborn Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | - | - | - |
| Measles | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Typhoid Fever | - | 4 | 4 |
| Typhus | - | - | - |
| Diarrhoea | 10 | 16 | 26 |
| Total | 19 | 39 | 58 |