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Islington 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1911] 154
unfortunately, are not always free from suspicion. Thus the disease has
been traced by various investigators to water, milk, oysters, mussels, cockles,
winkles and other shell-fish; also to fried fish, water cress, and even celery, not
to mention many other articles. Flies are now known to be the agents which
contaminate many articles of food in common use.
Table XCVII.
| Sub-Districts. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Whole Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| .. | 3 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| .. | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 15 | |
| 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | |
| 18 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 73 |
Table XCVIII.
| Sub-Districts. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Whole Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.24 | 0.12 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.21 | |
| 0.32 | .. | 0.32 | 0.21 | 0.21 | |
| 0.13 | 0.26 | 0.13 | 0.39 | 0.23 | |
| • • | 0.10 | 0.20 | .. | 0.08 | |
| 0.19 | 0.06 | 0.39 | 0.26 | 0.23 | |
| 0.37 | 0.08 | 0.30 | 0.38 | 0.28 | |
| 0.22 | 0.06 | 0.33 | 0.45 | 0.26 | |
| 0.22 | 0.08 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.22 |