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Islington 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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[1911
Table LIV.
| Years. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Whole Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 100 | 151 |
| 1902 | 53 | 29 | 12 | 20 | 114 |
| 1903 | 35 | 64 | 17 | 4 | 120 |
| 1904 | 20 | 75 | 56 | 30 | 181 |
| 1905 | 26 | 17 | 20 | 60 | 123 |
| 1906 | 93 | 75 | 11 | 8 | 187 |
| 1907 | 4 | 56 | 44 | 26 | 130 |
| 1908 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 40 | 78 |
| 1909 | 89 | 94 | 10 | 4 | 197 |
| 1910 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 136 | 166 |
| 34 | 44 | 22 | 42 | 142 | |
| + 49 | -11 | -17 | -39 | -18 |
SCARLET FEVER.
Twenty deaths were caused by this disease, or 9 more than in 1910, and
5 less than in 1909. The number is also 23 below the corrected average for
the preceding 26 years. The disease of late years has shown a decided
tendency to decrease; and, indeed, since 1897, when 61 deaths were reported,
they have only once reached 40, and were as low as 11 in 1910. It is difficult
to explain the cause of this large decrease, although undoubtedly the disease
is of a much milder type than formerly, which is probably its chief cause.