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Islington 1894

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

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Table XXXIII.

The following table gives the number of cases of Infectious Diseases notified under the "Public Health(London) Act,1891"during the year ending 29th December,1894.

(N.B.—Duplicate cases have been deducted.)

Wards.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever orScarlatina.DiphtheriaMembranous Croup.Enteric (Typhoid Fever).Typhus Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Continued Fever.Relapsing Fever.Cholera.Total.Cases notified per 1,000 of Population.
1234567891011121314
Upper Holloway26525294465..142102....*1,068..
Lower Holloway519613153215941....434..
Highbury5219133248..4853....463..
Thornhill1016581619..432......326..
Barnsbury..11637121..191......195..
St. Mary's159145..9..201......181..
Canon bury29025521..26..1....170..
St. Peter's269197130..38........283..
Totals891493843242451395237....3,1209.4
189240170370043216..546516..†43,30310.2
18931182879854302511672387....4,85114.7

* This number includes 64 cases in the Holborn Infirmary (non-residents in the Parish). † 2 cases of true cholera imported from Hamburg.