Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington]
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27 [1934
1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | ||||||||
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Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | DeathRates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths | Death Rates. | ||
Enteric Fever | 4 | 001 | 4 | 0.01 | 1 | 0.00 | — | — | 2 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.01 | |
Small Pox | — | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Measles | 103 | 0.30 | 22 | 0.06 | 69 | 0.20 | 29 | 0.09 | 156 | 0.48 | 11 | 0.03 | |
Scarlet Fever | 10 | 0.03 | 8 | 0.02 | 12 | 003 | 8 | 0.02 | 8 | 0.03 | 8 | 0.03 | |
Whooping Cough | 57 | 0.17 | 61 | 0.20 | 29 | 0.09 | 45 | 0.14 | 21 | 0.06 | 126 | 0.39 | |
Diphtheria | 33 | 0.09 | 21 | 0.06 | 31 | 0.09 | 25 | 0.07 | 25 | 0.08 | 32 | 0.10 | |
Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years) | 52 | 7.65 per 1000 births | 69 | 10.54 per 1,000 births | 69 | 10.68 per 1,000 births | 48 | 7.79 per 1,000 births | 11.57 per 1,000 births | 68 | 12.34 per 1,000 births | ||
1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | Mean 10 years | 1934 | ||||||||
Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates, | | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | |||
Enteric Fever | - | - | - | - | 4 | 0.01 | 2 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.01 | |||
Small Pox | 1 | 0.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Measles | 140 | 0.43 | 7 | 0.02 | 52 | 0.16 | 14 | 0.04 | 60 | 0.18 | 39 | 0.12 | |
Scarlet Fever | 14 | 0.04 | 4 | 0.01 | 7 | 0.02 | 4 | 0.01 | 8 | 0.02 | 5 | 0.02 | |
Whooping Cough | 10 | 0.03 | 32 | 0.10 | 23 | 0.07 | 23 | 0.07 | 43 | 0.13 | 15 | 0.05 | |
Diphtheria | 42 | 0.13 | 15 | 0.04 | 20 | 0.06 | 33 | 0.10 | 28 | 0.08 | 32 | 0.10 | |
Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under 2 years) | 97 | 17.1 per 1,000 births | 67 | 12.7 per 1,000 births | 73 | 14.7 per 1,000 births | 63 | 13.7 per 1,000 births | 67 | 11.6 per 1,000 births | 47 | 10.2 per 1,000 births |
Ages. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | The Year. | ||||||||||
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Diarrhoea. | Enteritis, etc. | Totals. | Diarrhoea. | Enteritis, etc. | Totals. | Diarrhoea. | Enteritis, etc. | Totals. | Diarrhoea. | Enteritis, etc. | Totals. | Diarrhoea. | Enteritis, etc. | Totals. | |
Under 1 year | 8 | - | 10 | 10 | - | 15 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 39 | 41 | |||
1 to 5 years | — | — | — | - | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 6 |
Over 5 years | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | - | — | — | - | - | - | 6 | - | 6 |
4 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 15 | — | 17 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 45 | 53 |
INFLUENZA.
Influenza caused 39 deaths during the year and showed a decrease of 131 on
the return for the year 1933, and were G2 below the average of the preceding ten
years 1924-33. The death-rate was equal to 0.12 per 1,000 inhabitants,