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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 1897
Forty-second annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Islington
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1897
SCARLET FEVER.
The deaths, which were 61 in number, were 1 above the corrected
average of the preceding twelve years.
They were equal to a death-rate of 0.18 per 1,000 inhabitants,
which was slightly above that which obtained in the Encircling Districts,
viz., 0.17. It is the same as the death-rate of the 33 Great Towns,
and slightly above that (0.15) of the 67 Other Large Towns.
In the preceding twelve years the returns have been as follows:—
| In the preceding twelve years the returns have been as follows:— | |||
| 1885 | 36 deaths. | 1892 | 53 deaths. |
| 1886 | 26 „ | 1893 | 94 „ |
| 1887 | 55 „ | 1894 | 69 |
| 1888 | 64 „ | 1895 | 66 „ |
| 1889 | 40 „ | 1896 | 57 „ |
| 1890 | 65 „ | Corrected Mean | 60 „ |
| 1891 | 50 „ | 1897 | 61 „ |
The most fatal incidence of the disease was in Islington South-east,
where 17 deaths caused a death-rate of 0.25 per 1,000, but it was also
slightly excessive in Islington South-west, where with 22 deaths the
rate was 0.20.
The particulars for the sub-districts for each quarter and for the
year are given in the two succeeding tables.
Table XLI.
| Sub-Districts. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Whole Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Hollo way | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| Islington, South West | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| Islington, South East | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| Highbury | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| The Parish | 18 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 61 |