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Islington 1911

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

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[1911

Table: The cases and attack-rates for each sub-district are given in the following statement:—

The cases and attack-rates for each sub-district are given in the following statement:—

Cases.Attack-rates.
Tufnell1554.62
Upper Holloway2115.67
Tollington2056.71
Lower Holloway2045.19
Highbury2023.26
Barnsbury3706.98
Islington South East4125.75
Total1,7595.37

Table: Wards.—The cases referred to the several wards were as follows:—

Wards.—The cases referred to the several wards were as follows:—

Cases.Attack-Rates.
Tufnell1554.62 per 1,000 inhabitants.
Upper Holloway -2115.67
Tollington -2056.71
Lower Holloway -2045. 19
Highbury -952.81
Mildmay913.81
Thornhill -2417.66
Barnsbury -1296.oo
St. Mary1267 .46
Canonbury -1414.88
St. Peter1615. 34
Total1,7595.37

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Highbury ward exhibited an even lower attack-rate than Highbury subdistrict,
and again affords proof, if proof were wanting, that social position,
which invariably implies good surroundings, free circulation of air, good living,
and also education, is almost the certain guarantee of freedom from those
illnesses, sometimes called filth diseases, with which this section of the
report deals.
Seasonal Attacks.—The attacks of the infectious diseases usually
increase as the year advances, although there is sometimes a slight decrease in
the second quarter, as was the case in 1911.