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Islington 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1925]
decennial rate of 1.27 per 1,000. There was a decrease of 28 on the ten years' average number of deaths, and of 0.14 on the mean death-rate.
| Tuberculosis (Respiratory System). | Proportion of Deaths from Tuberculosis per 100 Deaths from All Causes. | Death rates from All Causes per 1,000 inhabitants. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Years. | Deaths. | Death rates per 1,000 inhabitants. | ||
| 1915 | 496 | 1.57 | 8.98 | 17.0 |
| 1916 | 458 | 1.48 | 9.64 | 15.3 |
| 1917 | 485 | 1.63 | 10.54 | 15.5 |
| 1918 | 516 | 1.80 | 8.83 | 20.4 |
| 1919 | 388 | 1.18 | 8.56 | 14.1 |
| 1920 | 349 | 1.04 | 7.80 | 13.3 |
| 1921 | 355 | 1.07 | 8.13 | 13.1 |
| 1922 | 378 | 1.13 | 8.19 | 13.8 |
| 1923 | 337 | 1.00 | 8.64 | 11.6 |
| 1924 | 340 | 0.99 | 8.05 | 12.3 |
| Average 10 years | 410 | 1.27 | 8.73 | 14.6 |
| 1925 | 382 | 1.13 | 9.18 | 12.3 |
| Difference on Mean | - 28 | - 0.14 | + 0.45 | - 2.3 |
The following return gives the deaths at each age period :
| Age Periods. | Males. | Females. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-5 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| 5-15 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| 15-25 | 39 | 45 | 84 |
| 25-35 | 43 | 32 | 75 |
| 3o-45 | 48 | 23 | 71 |
| 45-55 | 58 | 20 | 78 |
| 55-65 | 32 | 15 | 47 |
| 65 upwards | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| Total | 241 | 141 | 382 |
Showing the Deaths from Tuberculosis of Respiratory System in the Sub-Districts during the Four Quarters of the Year 1925.
| Quarters. | Tufnell. | Upper Holloway. | Tollington. | Lower Holloway. | Highbury. | . Barns bury. ' | Islington, South East. | The Borough |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | 7 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 31 | 117 |
| Second | 6 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 19 | 84 |
| Third | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 73 |
| Fourth | 9 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 108 |
| The Year | 29 | 44 | 31 | 38 | 60 | 78 | 102 | 382 |
Showing the Deaths from Tuberculosis during 1925.
| Form. | Ages. | Sex. | Districts. | Total Deaths. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | 1-5 | over 5 | M. | F. | Tuf. | U.H. | Toll. | L.H. | H. | B. | S.E. | ||
| Respiratory | 5 | 3 | 374 | 241 | 141 | 29 | 44 | 31 | 38 | 60 | 78 | 102 | 382 |
| Meningeal | 7 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 28 |
| Abdominal | — | 2 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| General | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Other forms | — | — | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| All Tuberculosis | 12 | 17 | 409 | 272 | 166 | 33 | 53 | 37 | 46 | 72 | 86 | 111 | 438 |