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Islington 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1910]
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Table LXXXI.
| Sub-Districts. | 1st Quarter. | '2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Whole Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tufnell | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Upper Holloway | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Tollington | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Lower Holloway | .. | 22.2 | .. | .. | 6.0 |
| Highbury | .. | 12.5 | .. | .. | 4.0 |
| Barnsbury | .. | 9.0 | 14.3 | 12.5 | 10. 5 |
| Islington, South East | .. | 7.7 | .. | 5. 0 | 35 |
| The Borough | .. | 9. 2 | 2. 1 | 4. 3 | 4.2 |
PUERPERAL FEVER.
Twenty cases of this disease were notified, or one less than the corrected
average of the preceding 10 years. The cases ane, however, six above the
return of the preceding year, when the smallest number hitherto known was
entered in the records.
Hospital Isolation.—Ten out of the 20 cases were nursed in hospital,
or 50 per cent.
Fatality. — As many as 8 deaths occurred, so that the fatality was 40 per
cent.
Table LXXXII.
| Sub- Districts. | 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Whole Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tufnell | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Upper Holloway | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 |
| Tollington | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Lower Holloway | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Highbury | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 |
| Barnsbury | .. | 1 | .. | 3 | 4 |
| Islington, South East | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 |
| The Borough | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 |