Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1907]
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It is a suggestive fact that, as increased hospital isolation was afforded to
this disease, so did its mortality and its fatality decrease. As this subject is
fully discussed under the heading of "Isolation of Infectious Diseases in Hospital,"
no further reference will be made to it now.
Table XLIII.
Years. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Whole Year. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1897 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 72 | 97 |
1898 | 183 | 107 | 23 | 12 | 325 |
1899 | 45 | 53 | 26 | 31 | 155 |
1900 | 64 | 75 | 15 | 5 | 159 |
1901 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 100 | 151 |
1902 | 53 | 29 | 12 | 20 | 114 |
1903 | 35 | 64 | 17 | 4 | 120 |
1904 | 20 | 75 | 56 | 30 | 181 |
1905 | 26 | 17 | 20 | 60 | 123 |
1906 | 93 | 75 | 11 | 8 | 187 |
Corrected average number of deaths | 55 | 52 | 23 | 35 | 165 |
1907. | 4 | 56 | 44 | 26 | 130 |
Increase or Decrease | -51 | + 4 | + 21 | -9 | -35 |
Table XLIV.
Showing the Death-rates from Scarlet Fever of the Sub-Districts
for each Quarter.
Sub-Districts.
1st Quarter.
2nd Quarter.
3rd Quarter.
4th Quarter.
Year.
Tufnell
0.23
0.12
..
..
0.09
Upper Holloway
..
..
0.1
..
0.03
Tollington
..
..
0 22
..
0.05
Lower Holloway
..
..
••
..
..
Highbury
0.06
0.06
0.06
0.12
0.07
Barnsbury
..
0.07
0.14
••
0.06
Islington, South East
0.10
0.05
0.21
0.16
0.13
The Borough
0.06
0.05
0.11
0.06
0.07