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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
ENTERIC FEVER.
Enteric Fever gave rise to 44 deaths, or 2 less than the corrected
average number during the years 1885-96. It was also 2 below the
return of 1896.
The death-rate was 0.12 per 1,000 of the population.
This rate was less than that experienced in the Encircling Districts,
where it was 0.15, but was exactly equal to that of London. It was 0.06
below the rate of the 33 Great Towns, and 0.04 below that which
obtained in the 67 Other Large Towns.
Locally the mortality was least in Highbury, where the death-rate
was only 0.07 per 1,000, and higher in Upper Holloway and South-east
Islington, in each of which it was 0.16.

Table: In the past twelve years it caused the following deaths :—

In the past twelve years it caused the following deaths :—

188563 deaths.189348 deaths.
188660 „189436 „
188745 „189530 „
188859 „189646 „
188961 „Corrected mean46 „
189039 „
189132 „189744 „
189241 „

Table: Table XLVII. Showing the Deaths from Enteric Feverin the Sub-Districts foreach Quarter.

Table XLVII. Showing the Deaths from Enteric Feverin the Sub-Districts foreach Quarter.

Sub-Districts.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th QuarterWhole Year.
Upper Holloway226616
Islington, South West313512
Islington, South East..42511
Highbury2..125
The Parish77121844