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Islington 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1911
Table LVIII.
Showing the Death-rates from Diphtheria of the Sub-Districts for
each Quarter,
| Sub-Districts. | 1st Quarter | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter | 4th Quarter | Whole Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tufnell | .. | 0 12 | .. | 0.12 | 0.06 |
| Upper Holloway | .. | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.54 | 0.19 |
| Tollington | 0.26 | .. | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.26 |
| Lower Holloway | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.15 |
| Highbury | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.13 | 0.10 |
| Barnsbury | 0.38 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.08 | 0.19 |
| Islington, South East | 0.11 | 0.06 | 0.22 | 0.39 | 0.19 |
| The Borough | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.16 | 0.26 | 0.16 |
WHOOPING COUGH.
Only on one occasion during the last 26 years have there been so few
deaths from this disease as those registered in 1911, when 70 were recorded.
The exception was in 1908, when there were 55. The return is 82 below the
average which obtained from 1885-1910, and is in marked contrast to the
returns during the years 1885-1891, in each of which, with one exception, the
deaths numbered more than 200.
The diminution in the number of deaths was shown last year by dividing
the 26 years, 1886 to 1910, into quinquennial periods, thus:—
1886-1890 195 per annum.
1891-1895 173 ,,
1896-1900 166 ,,
1901-1905 117 ,,
1906-1910 92 ,,
It is difficult to assign any reason for this great decrease unless it be that
parents are now aware that whooping cough is a preventable disease. If this
be the explanation, the result is really marvellous, for it means a decrease of
51.8 per cent.