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Islington 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1910]
80
SEPTIC DISEASES.
These include Erysipelas, Pyaemia, Septicæmia and so-called Puerperal
Fever, and as a group caused 43 deaths as contrasted with 40 in 1909, and 44
in 1908.
Erysipelas.—Nine deaths occurred from Erysipelas, as contrasted with
an average of 14 in the preceding 13 years. Of the deaths, 3 were among
infants aged from 2 to 7 months old.
No deaths occurred in the sub-districts of Tufnell, Upper Holloway and
Tollington, while two were registered in Lower Holloway, 1 in Highbury, 4
in Barnsbury, and 2 in Islington South-East.
The returns from these diseases during the last fourteen years were as
follows:—
1897 11
1898 8
1899 16
1900 17
1901 15
1902 13
1903 9
1904 23
1905 12
1906 16
1907 13
1908 14
1909 12
Average 14
1910 9
Table L Deaths from Erysipelas in the Sub-Districts during the Year 1910.
| Deaths. | Death Rates. | |
|---|---|---|
| Tufnell | ... | — per1,000 inhabitants. |
| Upper Holloway | ... | — „ „ |
| Tollington | ... | — „ „ |
| Lower Holloway | 2 | 0.05 „ „ |
| Highbury | 1 | 0.01 „ „ |
| Barnsbury | 4 | 0.07 „ „ |
| Islington, South-East | 2 | 0.02 „ „ |
| The Borough | 9 | 003 „ „ |