Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1911]
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DISEASES. | YEARS. | Mean Attack Rates. | Attack Rate. | Increase or Decrease | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1901. | 1902. | 1903 | 1904. | 1905 | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | 1909. | 1910. | 1901-1910. | 1911. | ||
Small Pox | 0.15 | 0.81 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.00 | ... | ... | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.11 | ... | —0.11 |
Scarlet Fever | 3.84 | 4.03 | 2.60 | 3.45 | 3.6l | 4.1 8 | 3.68 | 3.91 | 2.22 | 3.59 | —1.13 | ||
Diphtheria | 2.69 | 2.56 | 1.36 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 1.32 | 1.45 | 1.64 | 1.29 | 1.41 | 1.58 | + 0.22 | |
Membranous Croup.. | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.00 | ... | ... | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.00 | ... | |
Enteric Fever | 0.84 | 0.75 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.30 | 0.45 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.43 | —0.21 | |
Typhus Fever | 0.00 | ... | ... | 0.00 | ... | 0.00 | ... | ... | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ... | o-oo |
Erysipelas | 0.85 | 1.05 | o.68 | 0.84 | 0.76 | 0.83 | 0.76 | 0.70 | 0.67 | 0.84 | 0.78 | +0.06 | |
Puerperal Fever | 3.67 | 2.06 | 2.11 | 2.70 | 2.74 | 2.79 | 2.46 | 1.96 | 1.71 | 2.44 | 2.55 | —0.79 | |
Continued Fever | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | ... | ... | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ... | 0.00 | 0.00 | ... | 0.00 |
Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Totals | 8.52 | 9.29 | 5.12 | 5.84 | 5.81 | 6.25 | 6.25 | 6.82 | 6.23 | 4.65 | 6.57 | —1.20 |
* These figures are calculated as per 1,000 Registered Births.