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Islington 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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69 [1910
Table XLI.
| Sub-Districts. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Whole Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tufnell | • • | • • | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Upper Holloway | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Tollington | • • | • • | • • | • • | .. |
| Lower Holloway | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Highbury | .. | • • | 1 | • • | 1 |
| Barnsbury | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 |
| Islington, South East | •• | 1 | •• | 1 | 2 |
| The Borough | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
TYPHUS FEVER.
No death was recorded.
CONTINUED AND ILL DEFINED FEVERS.
Nil return.
DIARRHCEAL DISEASES.
Only 76 deaths were registered from diarrhceal diseases during the year
This low number is particularly satisfactory, as it followed on the low return
of 67 in 1909. 33 deaths however, occurred among children under a year old,
and 31 between that age and five years. While there were no deaths between
the ages of 5 and 25, there were 12 among persons who had passed that age.
Perhaps the most unusual feature of the return was that the deaths in the third
quarter, which is usually the most fatal one, were less than those registered
in the fourth, whereas the usual state of affairs is that the deaths in the
third quarter are from six to ten times more numerous than in the fourth. The
actual number of deaths registered in the third quarter of the year was 28, as