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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1912]
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INFLUENZA.
It is well to be able to report that only
Ages. | 1898. | 1899. | 1900. | 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | 1909. | 1910. | 1911. | Average, 1898-1911. | 1912. | Departure from average |
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3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |||||||||
9 | — | — | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||
7 | 19 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | - 9 | |||||||||||||
9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
17 | |||||||||||||||||
14 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | - — | |||||||||||
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The general tendency of the mortality is undoubtedly to decrease, as may
be seen from the fact that since 1898 there has been a steady diminution in
the returns.
The record of cases since 1856 are given below in quinquennial periods:
Quinquennia. | Deaths. | Average number of Deaths per annum. |
---|---|---|
1856-60 | 18 | 3.6 |
1861-65 | 12 | 2.4 |
1866-70 | 10 | 2.0 |
1871-75 | 2 | 0.4 |
1876-80 | 2 | 0.4 |
1881-85 | 2 | 0.4 |
1886-90 | 40 | 8.0 |
1891-95 | 818 | 163.6 |
1896-00 | 420 | 84.0 |
1901-05 | 271 | 55.2 |
1905-10 | 329 | 65.8 |