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Islington 1911

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]

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105
1911
They are more important from their fatality than from their number, for
during last year while there were only 14 cases known there were 7 deaths.
Consequently 50 per cent, of the patients died. Such a fatality can only be
adequately described by one word—horrible. It is well, therefore, to keep
ever before us a statement of its behaviour in the borough.
Deaths
Years, Deaths. per 1.000 births.
1901 15 1.62
1902 12 1.30
1903 9 1.00
1904 14 1.57
1905 6 0.68
1906 11 1.27
1907 8 0.94
1908 4 0.46
1909 7 0.85
1910 8 0.97
Corrected average 9 1.04
1911 7 0.87

Table: Table LXXIII.Showing the Deaths from Puerperal Fever in the Sub Districtsfor each Quarter and the Year 1911.

Table LXXIII.

Showing the Deaths from Puerperal Fever in the Sub Districts

for each Quarter and the Year 1911.

Sub-Districts.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter3rd Quarter4th Quarter.Whole Year.
Tufnell......11
Upper Holloway..........
Tolling ton..........
Lower Holloway......33
Highbury1......1
Barnsbury1......1
Islington, South East..1....1
The Borough21..47