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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
Table XLIV.
| Sub-Districts. | letQuarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Whole Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Holloway | 0.59 | 0.39 | 0.32 | 0.63 | 0.48 |
| Islington, South West | 0.69 | 0.29 | 0.26 | 0.18 | 0.33 |
| Islington, South East | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 0.19 |
| Highbury | 0.36 | 0.06 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.25 |
| The Parish | 0.46 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.35 | 0.33 |
WHOOPING COUGH.
Whooping Cough was the certified cause of 130 deaths, as against
a corrected average in the preceding twelve years of 206, or a decrease
of 76. It is the lowest return, with two exceptions, in twelve years.
The death-rate was equal to 0.38 per 1,000, and compares very
favourably with that of other places. Thus the death-rate of the 33
Great Towns was 0.41 per 1,000, of the 67 Other Large Towns 0.38, of
the Rural Districts 0.31, and of the Encircling Districts 0.49 per 1,000.
The preceding records of the disease were :—
| The preceding records of the disease were :— | ||||
| 1885 | 210 deaths | 1893 | 181 deaths | |
| 1886 | 214 „ | 1894 | 188 „ | |
| 1887 | 240 „ | 1895 | 81 „ | |
| 1888 | 231 „ | 1896 | 234 „ | |
| 1889 | 86 „ | |||
| 1890 | 204 „ | Corrected mean | 206 „ | |
| 1891 | 255 „ | |||
| 1892 | 161 „ | 1897 | 130 „ | |