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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 1894
Thirty-ninth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Islington
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In Upper Holloway 231 deaths were registered from these diseases viz.:—
| 1894. | 1893. | |
|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | 1 | 2 |
| Measles | 53 | 24 |
| Scarlet Fever | 23 | 19 |
| Diphtheria | 70 | 54 |
| Whooping Cough | 44 | 50 |
| Typhus Fever | 0 | 1 |
| Enteric Fever | 7 | 17 |
| Diarrhœa | 33 | 79 |
| Total | 231 | 246 |
The 231 deaths were equal to a death-rate of 2.35 per 1,000
inhabitants. In 1893 the rate was 2.57.
In Islington South-west 322 deaths were recorded: —
| 1894. | 1893. | |
|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | 2 | 0 |
| Measles | 106 | 56 |
| Scarlet Fever | 69 | 68 |
| Whooping Cough | 79 | 73 |
| Enteric Fever | 12 | 14 |
| Diarrhœa | 27 | 89 |
| Total | 322 | 340 |
These deaths were equal to a death-rate of 3.00, compared with
3.18 in the preceding year.
In Islington South East 135 deaths occurred, viz.:—
| 1894. | 1893. | |
|---|---|---|
| Measles | 23 | 24 |
| Scarlet Fever | 14 | 14 |
| Diphtheria | 37 | 48 |
| Whooping Cough | 30 | 30 |
| Enteric Fever | 10 | 8 |
| Diarrhœa | 21 | 47 |
| Total | 135 | 171 |
These deaths were equal to an annual death-rate of 2.07. In 1893
it was 2.63 per 1,000.
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