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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Islington 1893

Thirty-eighth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Islington

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54
SEPTIC DISEASES.
PUERPERAL FEVER.
This Septic Fever caused the deaths of 13 women, 11 of whom
were between the ages of 25 and 45 years, while 2 were under 25.
These deaths were distributed in the districts as follows:—5 in
Upper Holloway, 4 in Islington South West; and 4 in Highbury.
There were no deaths in Islington South East.

Table: Table XLIII. Showing the deaths for each quarter in the several Sub-Districts.

Table XLIII. Showing the deaths for each quarter in the several Sub-Districts.

Sub-Districts.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Whole Year.
Upper Holloway..1225
Islington, South West..1••34
Islington, South East..........
Highbury2....24
The Parish222713

Table: Table XLIV. Showing the Death-rates from Puerperal Fever for each Quarter in the several Sub-Districts for every 1,000 births.

Table XLIV. Showing the Death-rates from Puerperal Fever for each Quarter in the several Sub-Districts for every 1,000 births.

Sub-Districts.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Whole Year.
Upper Holloway..1·572·903·031·81
Islington, South West..1·15..3·651·18
Islington, South East..........• •
Highbury2·03••..5·452·49
The Parish0·800·790·832·971·33

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It is rather a noticeable circumstance that Puerperal Fever
was most fatal in the aristocratic district of Highbury, and that there