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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 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1910]
Table LXXXV.
| diseases. | years. | Corrected average number of cases. | — | Increase or Decrease. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900. | 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | 1909. | 1900-1909. | 1910 | ||
| Small Pox | 2 | 50 | 276 | 9 | 17 | 3† | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 35 | 1 | —34 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1074 | 1286 | 1372 | 865 | 1146 | 1198 | 1386 | 1216 | i409 | 1285 | 1208 | 730 | —478 |
| Diphtheria | 624 | 902 | 871 | 452 | 347 | 351 | 437 | 480 | 552 | 425 | 534 | 463 | —71 |
| Membranous Croup | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 8 | +4 |
| Enteric Fever | 259 | 281 | 257 | 130 | 126 | 100 | 149 | 92 | 97 | 95 | 157 | 89 | —68 |
| Typhus Fever | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Erysipelas | 285 | 285 | 357 | 227 | 280 | 252 | 274 | 252 | 235 | 221 | 263 | 212 | —51 |
| Puerperal Fever | 16 | 34 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 21 | 20 | -1 |
| Continued Fever | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | -1 |
| Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Cholera | . | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 2276 | 2852 | 3164 | 1707 | 1941 | 1928 | 2275 | 2063 | 2289 | 2049 | 2225 | 1525 | -700 |
i Case returned after a few days not Small Pox.
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