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Islington 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1914]
If the figures in this Table (excluding the Public Institutions) be trans lated into percentages, the contrast with the preceding years will be best under stood, for it shows the percentages of the houses responsible for 1, 2, 3 or more cases in the four years.
| 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houses in which 1 case occurred | 85.45 | 84.02 | 73.4 | 84.5 | 84.6 |
| „ „ 2 cases „ | 11.13 | 12.30 | 19.4 | 10.4 | 10.1 |
| „ „ 3 „ „ | 2.05 | 2.92 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 3.6 |
| „ „ 4 „ „ | 0.86 | 0.46 | 10 | 0.6 | 1.0 |
| „ „ 5 „ „ | 0.51 | 0.15 | 0.6 | — | 0.6 |
| „ „ 6 „ „ | — | — | — | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| „ „ 7 „ „ | — | — | — | 0.1 | — |
| „ „ 8 „ „ | — | 0.15 | — | — | 0.0 |
| „ „ 9 „ „ | — | — | — | 0.1 | — |
| „ „ 10 „ „ | — | — | — | 0.1 | — |
| 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.0 | 1000 | 100.0 |
In the Sub-Districts.—The incidence of the disease varied considerably
in the several sub-districts. Thus, the attack-rate, resulting from 135 cases,
was only 3.96 per 1,000 inhabitants in Tufnell, whereas it was as high as 7.71
(405 cases) in Barnsbury. In the sub-districts of Upper Holloway there were
183 cases, and the attack-rate was 4.36; in Tollington there were 221 cases, and
the attack-rate was 7.50; in Lower Holloway there were 231 cases, and the
attack-rate was 5.98; in Highbury there were 283 cases, and the attack-rate
was 4.96; while in Islington South-east there were 395 cases, and the attackrate
was 5.28.
In the Quarterly Periods.—The following statement contrasts the
years 1913 and 1914, and shows the behaviour of the disease in the several
months and quarters of the year.