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Islington 1914

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]

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58
1914]
It is shocking to think that over 66 per cent. of the persons attacked with
these diarrhoeal diseases and who died, were infants, particularly as with
proper care or timely aid a very large number would never have been attacked
and deaths would have been much fewer.

Table: TableXLVI.Showing theDeathsfromDiarrhoeal Diseasestogether with those classed underEnteritisand its sub-headings, arranged in quarterly periods, and at three groups of ages.

TableXLVI.

Showing theDeathsfromDiarrhoeal Diseasestogether with those classed underEnteritisand its sub-headings, arranged in quarterly periods, and at three groups of ages.

Ages.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.The Year.
Diarrhoea.Enteritis, etc.Totals.Diarrhoea.Enteritis, etc.Totals.DiarrhoeaEnteritis, etc.Totals.Diarrhoea.Enteritis, etc.Totals.Diarrhoea.Enteritis, etc.Totals.
Under 1 year611i713518873211925214613169200
1 to 5 years...44246239327411322153
Over 5 years22424651419279112738
Totals8172517133011555170343266174117291

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Note.—In this Table the deaths under Enteritis include only those which are not epidemic or zymotic.