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43 [1897
South-west Islington.—Here 217 deaths were entered as against
an average of 267 for the years 1891-6, thus showing a decrease of 50.
The death-rate was equal to 201 per 1,000 inhabitants.
The deaths from each disease, with the exception of Diarrhœa,
compared favourably with the average of the preceding six years.
This disease, however, increased from 48 to 75.
Zymotic
Diseases.
1891.
Deaths.
1892.
Deaths.
1893.
Deaths.
1894.
Deaths.
1895.
Deaths.
1896.
Deaths.
Mean
Six Yrs.
1897.
Deaths.
Death-rates.
Small Pox — 2 — 2 — — — — —
Measles 77 65 56 106 64 141 85 26 0.24
Scarlet Fever 14 12 40 27 22 17 22 22 0.21
Diphtheria 25 23 68 69 43 95 54 36 0.33
Whooping Cough 87 51 73 79 37 66 46 46 0.42
Typhus Fever — — — — — — — —
Enteric Fever 13 15 14 12 8 12 12 12 0.11
Diarrhœa 57 59 89 27 65 48 48 75 0.69
Total 273 227 340 322 239 379 267 217 2.01
South-East Islington.—In this district also the total zymotic
deaths showed a decrease of 18 on the mean of the six years 1891-96,
the registered deaths only numbering 132 as against an average of 150.
The death-rate was 1.96 per 1,000 inhabitants. Each disease, with the
exception of Scarlet Fever, Diarrhœa and Enteric Fever, showed a
decrease. They however, increased 4, 7 and 4 respectively.
Zymotic
Diseases.
1891.
Deaths.
1892.
Deaths.
1893.
Deaths.
1894.
Deaths.
1895.
Deaths.
1896.
Deaths.
Mean of
Six yrs.
1897.
Deaths.
Death-rates.
Small Pox — — — — — — — — —
Measles 28 47 24 23 34 54 35 21 0.31
Scarlet Fever 9 14 14 14 14 13 13 17 0.25
Diphtheria 19 14 48 37 27 36 30 13 0.19
Whooping Cough 31 39 30 30 17 49 33 31 0.40
Typhus Fever — — — — — — — — —
Enteric Fever 3 10 8 10 6 8 7 11 0.16
Diarrhœa 28 31 47 21 32 31 32 39 0.58
Total 118 155 171 135 130 191 150 132 1.96