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Islington 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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[1910
Table LXXXVI.
| diseases. | years. | Mean Attack Kates. | Attack Rate. | Increase or Decrease | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900. | 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | 1909. | 1900-1909 | 1910. | ||
| Small Pox | o'oo | 0.15 | 0.81 | 0.03 | o.o5 | o.o1 | 0.00 | ||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 3.20 | 3.84 | 4 03 | 2.6o | 3.45 | 3.61 | 4. 18 | 3.68 | 4.20 | 3.91 | 3.69 | 2.22 | 1.47 |
| Diphtheria | 1.86 | 2.69 | 2.56 | 1.36 | 1.04 | 1 06 | 1.32 | 1.45 | 1.64 | 1.29 | 1.63 | 1-41 | —0.22 |
| Membranous Croup. | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 001 | ... | ... | oo-o | o'OO | 0.02 | 0 03 | 4- 0'02 | ||
| Enteric Fever | °.77 | 0.84 | 0.75 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.30 | °.45 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0 .29 | 0.48 | 0 27 | —0.21 |
| Typhus Fever | o.oo | 0 00 | ... | ... | o.oo | ... | oo.o | ... | ... | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
| Erysipelas | 0.85 | 0.85 | 1.05 | o.68 | 0.84 | 0.76 | 0.83 | 0.76 | 0.70 | 0.67 | o.8o | 0.65 | -0.15 |
| Puerperal Fever | 173 | 3.67 | 2.06 | 2.11 | 2.70 | 2.74 | 279 | 2.46 | 1.96 | 1.71 | 2.41 | 2.44 | -0'03 |
| Continued Fever | 0'02 | o'oi | 0 .01 | ... | • • | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.00 | ||
| Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Totals | 678 | 8.52 | 9.29 | 5.12 | 5.84 | 5.81 | 6.25 | 6.25 | 6.82 | 6 .23 | 6.79 | 4.65 | —2.14 |
* These figures are calculated as per 1,000 Registered Births.
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