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Islington 1907

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]

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1907]

Table LX.

Showing theSecondary Causes of DeathfromInfluenzain theFour Quartersof the Year1907.

Tufnell.Upper Holloway.Tollington.Lower Holloway.Highbury.Barnsbury.South-East Islington.Totals for Year.
Quarters.Quarters.Quarters.Quarters.Quarters.Quarters.Quarters.
1st.2nd.3rd.4th.1st.2nd.3rd.4th.1st.2nd.3rd.4th1st.2nd.3rd4th1st.2nd3rd.4th.1st.2nd.3rd.4th1st.2nd.3rd.4th
Pneumonia2......2......1....13......32..1211..61....20
Bronchitis2..............21............1....11....11......10
Thrombosis................1......................................1
Tuberculosis..................................1....................1
Heart Disease, etc.................1....11......21..23......321118
Gastritis........................................1..............1
Rheumatic Fever......................................1................1
Paralysis................................................1......1
Pleurisy..........................................1....11....3
Meningitis........................1........1....................2
Diarrhœa........1..............................................1
Childbirth1......................................................1
Enteritis................................1......................1
Delirium1......................................................1
Senile Decay........1..........................................1
Nephritis............................................1..........1
All Secondary Causes6......4......51..25......75..572211241170
No Secondary Causes........1..............1....................1....115
Totals6......5......51..26......75..572221242275

APPENDICITIS.
As many as 19 deaths, of which 10 were among males and 9 among
females, were due to appendicitis, a complaint of which one heard very little
until within the last few years, particularly since 1901, previous to which date
it was usually referred to Enteritis. It is not a very fatal ailment and
is very amenable to treatment, except where there are complications.
During the last six years the mortality in England has averaged 63 in every
million males, and 41 in every million females.
The deaths locally during the last six years have been:—
1902
21
1905
29
1903
8
1906
20
1904
28
1907
19