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Islington 1897

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

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Table LXXXVIII. Summary of Infectious Sickness and the Deaths arising therefrom distinguishing the cases which were treated at Home and in Hospitals.

Where Treated.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Enteric (Typhoid Fever.)Typhus Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Continued Fever.Relapsing Fever.Cholera.Total.
Cases treated.In Hospitals210773397152...394.........l620
At Home150036122104...273241...11287
Total3157770029256...312*281...12907
Deaths.In Hospital...4560...19......2...•••...126
At Home116551625...118.........132
Total1611151644...1110.........258

*The notification of one case was not received from the medical practitioner until
after the close of the fourth quarter, although the death of the patient was heard o
previously, and occurred in hospital.

Table LXXXIX. Showing the number of Patients per 100 cases who were removed to Hospital, together with the Fatality among all cases, among cases treated at Home and in Public Institutions.

Where Treated.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Enter's (Typhoid Fever.)Typhus Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Continued Fever.Relapsing Fever.Cholera.Total Percentages
Percentages of notified cases treatedIn Hospitals66.668.348.424.159.4...12.514.3.........55.7
At Home33.431.751.625.940.6...87.585.7100.0...100.044.3
Percentages of DeathsoccurringIn Hospital...4.217.7...12.5......50.0.........7.8
At Home100.03.215.272.724.0...4.033.3.........10.2
Total100.03.816.455.217.2...3.535.7.........8.8