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Islington 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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[1914
T able LXXI.
Showing Cases, Deaths and Fatality of Scarlet Fever in age periods 0—5 and over 5 years.
Fatality means percentage of Deaths to Cases.
| Ages. | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | Mean. 1893-1913 | 1914 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0—1 | Cases | 38 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 26 |
| Deaths | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Fatality | 10.5 | 11.1 | 20.0 | 10.5 | 5.6 | 13.3 | — | 12.5 | 15.4 | — | 14.3 | 7.7 | — | 91 | — | 33.3 | 7.1 | — | — | — | 14.3 | 7.7 | 7.7 | |
| 1-2 | Cases | 98 | 60 | 56 | 55 | 57 | 51 | 39 | 36 | 43 | 51 | 31 | 47 | 31 | 32 | 38 | 47 | 30 | 16 | 23 | 35 | 42 | 44 | 52 |
| Deaths | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
| Fatality | 14.3 | 15.0 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 12.3 | 7.8 | 2.6 | 8.3 | 9.3 | 13.7 | 3.2 | 12.8 | 16.1 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 10.6 | 13.3 | 6.2 | 8.7 | 2.8 | 4.9 | 9.1 | 1.9 | |
| 2—3 | Cases | 125 | 83 | 98 | 132 | 102 | 79 | 102 | 64 | 75 | 95 | 54 | 62 | 88 | 94 | 61 | 82 | 82 | 53 | 60 | 42 | 58 | 81 | 99 |
| Deaths | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |
| Fatality | 11.2 | 15.6 | 12.2 | 9.1 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 6.8 | 10.6 | 6.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 4.0 | |
| 3—4 | Cases | 165 | 110 | 126 | 150 | 155 | 102 | 124 | 78 | 105 | 110 | 71 | 108 | 105 | 137 | 107 | 89 | 102 | 72 | 62 | 65 | 78 | 106 | 117 |
| Deaths | 14 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | |
| Fatality | 8.5 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 6 9 | 4.8 | 2'6 | 4.8 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 2'2 | 3.9 | 5.5 | 4.8 | — | 3.8 | 5.6 | 51 | |
| 4—5 | Cases | 229 | 156 | 178 | 183 | 162 | 137 | 152 | 103 | 104 | 161 | 78 | 106 | 125 | 129 | 128 | 125 | 137 | 71 | 90 | 80 | 135 | 132 | 135 |
| Deaths | 10 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 6 | — | |
| Fatality | 4.4 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 7.4 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 3.3 | — | 1.4 | 3.8 | — | |
| Total under 5 Years. | Cases | 655 | 427 | 473 | 539 | 494 | 384 | 430 | 297 | 340 | 428 | 241 | 336 | 369 | 403 | 340 | 352 | 365 | 214 | 240 | 232 | 327 | 376 | 429 |
| Deaths | 36 | 48 | 39 | 33 | 34 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 28 | 13 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 13 | |
| Fatality | 8.6 | 11.2 | 8.2 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 6.1 | 3.0 | |
| Over 5 Years. | Cases | 222,5 | 1,066 | 1,219 | 1,492 | 1,083 | 952 | 1,064 | 777 | 946 | 944 | 624 | 810 | 829 | 983 | 876 | 1,057 | 920 | 516 | 564 | 579 | 990 | 977 | 1,424 |
| Deaths | 38 | 21 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 10 | |
| Fatality | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | |
| Totals | Cases | 2,880 | 1,493 | 1,692 | 2,031 | 1,577 | 1,336 | 1,494 | 1,074 | 1,286 | 1,372 | 865 | 1,146 | 1,198 | 1,386 | 1,216 | 1,409 | 1,285 | 730 | 804 | 811 | 1,317 | 1,353 | 1,853 |
| Deaths | 94 | 69 | 66 | 57 | 61 | 26 | 33 | 24 | 30 | 40 | 24 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 24 | 30 | 25 | 11 | 20 | 9 | 19 | 36 | 23 | |
| Fatality | 3.3 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 1.2 | |