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Islington 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Sub-Registration Districts. —The largest number of cases in proporto
population occurred in Barnsbury, where 596 attacks were equal to an
attack rate of 11.35 per 1,000. Next in order came Tollington, where 310
cases represented an attack rate of 10.52 per thousand inhabitants. The
lowest attack rate was in Tufnell, where there occurred 219 cases, equivalent
to an attack rate of 6.43.
Tufnell
Upper Holloway
Tollington
Lower Holloway
Highbury
Barnsbury
Islington South East
Total
Cases.
219
304
310
353
463
596
702
2,947
Attack-rates.
6.43
7.25
10.52
9.13
8.11
11.35
9.39
9.08
| Cases. | Attack Rates. | |
|---|---|---|
| Tufnell | 219 | 6.43 per 1,000 inhabitants. |
| Upper Holloway | 304 | 7.25 ,, ,, |
| Tollington | 310 | 10.52 ,, ,, |
| Lower Holloway | 353 | 9.13 ,, ,, |
| Highbury | 304 | 9.08 „ ,, |
| Mildtnay | 159 | 6.73 ,, ,, |
| Thornhill | 341 | 11.04 ,, ,, |
| Barnsbury | 255 | 11.80 ,, ,, |
| St. Marys | 162 | 9.65 ,, ,, |
| Canonbury | 264 | 9.23 ,, ,, |
| St. Peters | 276 | 9.39 ,, ,, |
| Total | 2,947 | 9.08 |
Seasonal Attacks.—These varied very much, for, whereas they were as
high as 950 in the fourth quarter, they were as low as 555 in the second.
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