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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 1896
Forty-first annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Islington
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61
[1896
for the preceding eleven years, after correction bas been made for
increased population, viz., 60.
In each of the preceding eleven years the figures were:—
| 1885 | 36 deaths. | 1891 | 50 deaths |
| 1886 | 26 „ | 1892 | 53 „ |
| 1887 | 59 „ | 1893 | 94 „ |
| 1888 | 64 „ | 1894 | 69 |
| 1889 | 40 „ | 1895 | 66 „ |
| 1890 | 65 „ | 1896 | 57 „ |
Table XXXV. Showing the Deaths from Scarlet Fever in the Sub-districts for each Quarter.
| Sub-Districts. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Whole Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Holloway | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 |
| Islington, South West | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Islington, South East | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| Highbury | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| The Parish | 10 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 57 |
Table XXXVI. Showing the Death-rates from Scarlet Fever of the Sub-districts for each Quarter.
| Sub-Districts. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Whole Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Holloway | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.16 | 0.26 | 0.16 |
| Islington, South West | 0.07 | 0.18 | 0.26 | 0.10 | 0.15 |
| Islington, South East | 0.18 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.28 | 0.19 |
| Highbury | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.28 | 0.15 |
| The Parish | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.16 |