London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1905
Fiftieth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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Table XCIV.
| DISEASES. | YEARS. | Mean Attack Kates. | Attack Rate. | Increase or Decrease. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895. | 1896. | 1897. | 1898. | 1899. | 1900. | 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1895-04. | 1905. | ||
| Small Pox | 0.07 | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 0.80 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.13 | 0.01 | —0.12 |
| Scarlet Fever | 5.06 | 6.02 | 4.68 | 3.97 | 4.44 | 3.20 | 3.84 | 3.99 | 2.55 | 3.36 | 4.12 | 3.49 | —0.63 |
| Diphtheria | 1.69 | 3.16 | 2.08 | 1.58 | 2.05 | 1.86 | 2.69 | 2.53 | 1.33 | 1.02 | 2.00 | 1.02 | —0.98 |
| Membranous Croup | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | ... | 0.04 | ... | —0.04 |
| Enteric Fever | 0.55 | 0.68 | 0.76 | 0.70 | 1.05 | 0.77 | 0.84 | 0.75 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.69 | 0.29 | —0.04 |
| Typhus Fever | 0.00 | ... | ... | 0.00 | ... | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 0.96 | 1.14 | 0.93 | 0.83 | 10.4 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 1.04 | 0.67 | 0.82 | 0.91 | 0.74 | —0.17 |
| *Puerperal Fever | 2.23 | 3.02 | 2.74 | 2.86 | 3.42 | 1.73 | 3.67 | 2.06 | 2.11 | 270 | 2*50 | 2 74 | +0.24 |
| Continued Fever | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | ... | 0.01 | ... | —0.01 |
| Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cholera | ... | ... | 0.00 | ... | 0.00 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 8.50 | 11.32 | 8.62 | 7.18 | 8.75 | 6.78 | 8.50 | 9.20 | 5.3 | 5.9 | 7.97 | 5.62 | —2.35 |
* These figures are calculated as per 1,000 Registered Births.