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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Islington 1900
Forty-fifth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Borough of Islington
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79 [1900
Table LXI.
| Sub-Districts. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Whole Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Holloway | 2·39 | 2·43 | 2·54 | 2·70 | 2·51 |
| Lower Holloway | 3·10 | 2·35 | 1·97 | 5·55 | 3·24 |
| Highbury | 2·13 | 2·71 | 2·71 | 6·40 | 3·49 |
| Barnsbury | 1·47 | 1·75 | 2·45 | 4·90 | 2·64 |
| Islington, South East | 3·49 | 2·52 | 3·40 | 4·88 | 3·57 |
| The Parish | 2·52 | 2·38 | 2·68 | 4·61 | 3·05 |
Table LXII.
| Sub-Districts. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Whole Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Holloway | 4·7 | 6·2 | 1·5 | .. | 3·0 |
| Lower Holloway | 3·3 | .. | .. | 1·7 | 1·4 |
| Highbury | 5·4 | .. | 2·1 | 0·9 | 1·6 |
| Barnsbury | .. | 8·0 | .. | 2·8 | 2·6 |
| Islington, South East | 1·4 | 8·1 | 1·5 | .. | 2·1 |
| The Parish | 3·1 | 4·7 | 1·2 | 0·9 | 2·2 |
DIPHTHERIA.
Six hundred and twenty four cases were notified, representing a case-rate of
1·77 per 1,000, as against a corrected average of 779, and a mean case-rate of 2·21
per 1,000 inhabitants.
The cases are, therefore, 155 below the average, and the case-rate 0.44 below
the mean of the nine years, 1891-9.