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Islington 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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23 [1925
SEPTIC DISEASES.
Erysipelas and Puerperal Septicaemia are the principal diseases of this class.
Erysipelas.— 11 deaths were returned from this disease, or 1 less than in
the year 1924, and 2 above the average of the preceding ten years, 1915-24.
Puerperal Diseases -These comprise Puerperal Pyaemia, Septicaemia,
Septic Intoxication and Puerperal Fever, and they caused 8 deaths, which is equal
with the return of 1924, and also the average of the ten years 1915-24. The deathrate
was equal to 1.21 per 1,000 births.
CANCER.
Cancer.— There were 534 deaths from this malignant disease during the
year, compared with 470 in 1924, and with an average of 429 in the previous
decennium. The deaths represent a death-rate of 1.57 per 1,000 of the civil
population and is 0.24 above the average rate (1.33) of the last ten years; 269
deaths occurred among males and 265 among females.
The following statement shows the ages at death of the persons attacked during the past ten years, and the return for the year 1925.
| Ages. | 1915 | 1916 | 1917 | 1918 | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | Mean l0 yrs | 1925 | Difference. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0- 5 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 5-15 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | + 1 |
| 15-25 | 2 | — | 5 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — |
| 25-35 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | - 3 |
| 35-45 | 24 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 36 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 27 | 38 | 31 | 40 | + 9 |
| 45-55 | 75 | 86 | 73 | 75 | 101 | 74 | 98 | 88 | 88 | 77 | 83 | 93 | + 10 |
| 55-65 | 120 | 124 | 131 | 99 | 120 | 110 | 140 | 124 | 138 | 131 | 124 | 168 | + 44 |
| 65-75 | 105 | 114 | 120 | 126 | 123 | 124 | 131 | 110 | 125 | 149 | 123 | 144 | + 21 |
| 75-85 | 39 | 48 | 55 | 52 | 39 | 43 | 52 | 47 | 68 | 52 | 49 | 71 | + 22 |
| 85 & upwards | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | + 1 |
| 377 | 412 | 432 | 393 | 438 | 402 | 475 | 421 | 472 | 470 | 429 | 534 | + 105 |
| Quarters. | Tufnell. | Upper Holloway. | Tollington. | Lower Holloway. | Highbury. | Barnsbury. | Islington, South East. | The Borough |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | 12 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 23 | 101 |
| Second | 12 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 29 | 22 | 31 | 140 |
| Third | 17 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 20 | 33 | 128 |
| Fourth | 21 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 32 | 23 | 42 | 165 |
| The Year | 62 | 56 | 50 | 50 | 106 | 81 | 129 | 534 |
TUBERCULOSIS.
Tuberculosis caused 438 deaths, which were 51 below the average of the
last decennium, and were 39 more than the number registered in 1924. The deathrate
resulting from them was equal to 1.29 per 1,000 of the civil population, and
represented 10.5 per cent. of the deaths from all causes during the year.
Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System (Phthisis or Pulmonary
Tuberculosis) caused 382 deaths, as contrasted with the decennial average of 410,
while the death-rate was 1.13 per 1,000 of the civil population, as against the