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Islington 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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[1914
| Years. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter | Whole Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SCARLET FEVER.
The deaths ascribed to Scarlet Fever numbered 23, which is only one
below the average for the preceding ten years, and the resulting death-rate was
equal to 0.07 per 1,000 of the population. Of these deaths, 7 were registered
in the first quarter, 4 in the second, 3 in the third, and 9 in the fourth.
It is remarkable that no death from this disease occurred in the Tufnell
sub-district, which contains nearly 34,000 inhabitants.
The decline in the deaths from Scarlet Fever has been one of the noticeable
features in the sanitary history of the Borough, for, whereas from 1891 to
1895, and from 1896-1900, the average number of deaths was 66 and 40 respectively,
from 1901-1905 it was only 33, and from 1906-1910 only 25 ; and since
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