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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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1896]
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PUERPERAL FEVER.
To this disease of childbed were ascribed eleven deaths, one less
than in 1895. These were in the proportion of 1.11 deaths to every
1,000 births.
The proportion of deaths to births was least in Upper Holloway,
where it was only 0.34 in every 1,000, and greatest in Islington Southeast,
where it was 2.11.
Table XLVII.
| Sub-Districts. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rdQuarter. | 4th Quarter. | Whole Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Holloway | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Islington, South Welt | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Islington, South East | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 |
| Highbury | •• | •• | •• | .. | •• |
| The Parish | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
Table XLVIII.
| Sub-District. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Whole Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Holloway | .. | •• | .. | 1.24 | 0.34 |
| Islington, South West | .. | 2 .46 | 1.30 | 3.20 | 1.77 |
| Islington, South East | 2.09 | 2.15 | .. | 3.96 | 2.11 |
| Highbury | •• | •• | •• | •• | .. |
| The Parish | 0.40 | 1.23 | 0.43 | 2.20 | 1.11 |
INFLUENZA.
There were 33 deaths credited to Influenza. These represent an
annual death-rate of 0.09 per 1,000.