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Islington 1898

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

Published
1899
Author
Harris, Alfred Edwin.
Pages
218
Tables
213

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  • Page 6
    INDEX OF CONTENTS TO QUARTERLY RErORTS, 1898.
    SUBJECT.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.
  • Page 7
    Index of Contents of Quarterly Reports, 1898—continued.
    subject.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter4th Quarter.
  • Page 9
    In the sub.districts the acreage of each is as follows:—
    Gross Area, Acres.Water, Acres.Railways, Acres.Market, Acres..Parks and open Spaces, Acres.Net Area, Acres.
  • Page 10
    Table I. Showing the Areas, Densities, and Estimated Populations of the Sub.registration Districts.
    Sub.Districts.Areas in Acres.Persons to an Acre.Acres to a Person.Estimated Number of Persons living at the middle of,1898.
  • Page 11
    Table II. Showing the Areas, Densities and Estimated Populations of the Wards.
    Wards.Area in Acres.Persons to an Acre.Acres to a Person.Estimated Number of Persons living at the middle of 1S98.
  • Page 14
    These particulars may be better grasped if placed in the form of a table. Number of tenements and of persons living in them.
    No. of Occupants in eash Tenement.One Boom.Two Rooms.Three Rooms.Four Booms.
    No. of Tenements.No. of Persona.No. of Tenements.No. of Persons .No. of Tenements.No. of Persons.No. of Tenements.No. of Persons.
  • Page 19
    It is distributed in the following manner :—
    1898.1897.Increase.Percentage Increase.
  • Page 20
    Table III. Shoiving the Estimated Number of Persons living in the Parish at the mid, lie of 1898, at Nine Age Periods, and distinguishing Males and Females.
    Ages.Males.Females.Persons.
  • Page 20
    Table iv. Shoiving the number of Persons in the several Districts mentioned living at Nine Groups of Ages in every thousand of their population.
    districts.— 5— 15—25— 36—45—55—65— 7575 and upwards.
  • Page 21
    Table V. Showing the Estimated Populations, Densities and Death Rates of the 33 Great Towns, and of Islington arranged in order of density.
    District.Estimated Populations, 1898.Density (Persons to an Acre).Death Rates.Area. in Acres.
    All Causes.Zymotic Diseases.
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    Table VI. Showing the Estimated Populations, Areas, Densities and Deatli.rates of London, and the several Metropolitan Sanitary Districts in 1898, arranged in order of Density.
    District.Estimated Population, 1898.Area in Acres.Persons to each Acre.Death Rates.
    All Causes.Zymotic Diseases.
  • Page 24
    Table VII. Showing the Marriages and Marriage Rates in the several periods mentioned.
    Periods.Marriages.Persona married per 1,000 of the Population.
  • Page 24
    Table VIII. Showing the Population, Births and Birth.rates in the severa decades since 1841, in the seyen years 1891—7, and in 1898.
    Periods. 1Mean Population in each Decade. 2Number of Births in each Period. 3Birth Rates. 4Average Yearly N umber of Births, corrected on the basis of the Population of 1898. 5
  • Page 26
    Table IX. Showing the Births, Birth-rates, &c., in Islington, for the year b1898, and for the preceding 26 years.
    Year.Total Births.Birth Rate per 1,000 of the Population.Males.Females.Proportion of Females born to every 100 Males.Excess of Registered Births over Registered Deaths
  • Page 27
    Table X. Showing the Births (distinguishing Males and Females) and Birthrates in 1898 and in the, four quarters of the year, together with the rates in 1897 and of London and the Great Towns in 1898.
    Quarter.Males.Females.Total.Birth Rate.Birth Rates.
    1997.London, 1898.33 Great Towns, 1898.
  • Page 27
    Table XI. Showing the Births of Males and Females for each quarter and for the year in the several Sub-registration Districts.
    Upper Hollo way.Islington South-west.Islington South-east.Highbury.Whole Parish.
    Males.Females.Total.Males.Females.Total.Males.Females.Total.Males.FemalesTotal.Males.Females.Total.
  • Page 28
    Table XII. Showing the Birth.rates, for each quarter and for the year, of Islington, of London, and of the 33 Great Towns.
    Sub.Districts.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Year.
  • Page 30
    Table XIII. Recorded and Corrected Death-rates per 1,000 Persons living in the 33 Great Towns in 1898, and in Islington, arranged in order of their Connected Death-rates.‡
    Towns, in tho order of their Corrected Death-rates.Standard Death-rate.*Factor for Correotlou for Sex and Age Distribution tCrude or Recorded Death-rate. 1898.Corrected Death-rate, 1898.Cotnparat ive Mortality Figure, 1898.
  • Page 31
    Table XIV.* Recorded and Corrected Death Rates per 1,000 Persons living in London and in the several Metropolitan Sanitary Districts, arranged in order of their Corrected, Death-rates.
    District.Standard Death-rate.Factor for Correction for Sex and Age Distribution.Crude or Recorded Death-rate. 1898.Corrected Death-rate, 1898.Comparative Mortality Figure, 1898.
  • Page 33
    Table XV,
    Upper Holloway.South-west Islington.Sonth-east Islington and Highbury.
    Towns.Death-rates.Towns.Death-rates.Towns.Death-rates.
  • Page 33
    Table XVI. Showing the Deaths and Death-rates in the several Sub-districts during the seven years 1891-7 and in 1898.
    Years.Deaths.Death Hates.Deaths.Death Rates.Deaths.Death Kates.Deaths.Death Rates.
  • Page 34
    Table XVII. Showing the Sexes of the Persons who died in 1898.
    Registration Sub-Districts.Males.Females.Persons.DeathRates.
  • Page 34
    Table XVIII. Showing the Ages at Death at thirteen periods of life, together with similar returns for the three preceding years.
    Ages.1895.1896.1897.1898.
  • Page 38
    Table XX. Showing the Mean Temperatures for each week of the Third Quarter 1898, together with those of the corresponding periods in 1897, and also the Deaths from Diarrhœa in the same periods.
    Weeks of Quarter.Mean Air Temperature.Earth Temperature At 3 feet.Rainfall in inches.Diarrhœl Deaths.
    1897.1898.Difference between 1897 and 1898.1897.1898.Difference between 1897 and 1898.1897.1898.1897.1898.Difference.
  • Page 40
    Table XXI. Showing the Diarrhœal Deaths in the Third Quarter ending October lst, 1898.
    1898.Deaths.Death.rates.Meteorology.
    Week endingU.H.S.W.8.E.H.Total.u.H.S.WS.E.H.Total.Mean temperature of air in degrees.Departure from mean , temperature.Temperature of the earth 3 ft. below surface.Rainfall in inches.No. of days on which rain fell,
  • Page 41
    In the following Table are collected for the first time the deaths and death.rates of each quarter since 1885 :—
    Years.QUARTERS.
    First.Second.Third.Fourth.Annual.
    DeathsDeath-Rates.DeathsDeath-Hates.DeathsDeath-RatesDeathsDeath.Rates.DeathsDeath-Rates.
  • Page 42
    Table XXII. Showing the Deaths and Death-rates from All Causes in the Four Quarters and in the Sub-districts, together with the Death-rates in the Parish during the same periods.
    Quarters.Upper Hol lowaySouth.west Islington.South.east Islington.Highbury.The Parish.
    Deaths.Death-rate.Deaths.Death-rate.DeathsDeath-rate.Deaths.Death-rate.Deaths.Death. rate.
  • Page 43
    Table XXIII. Showing the Deaths and Death-rates from All Causes in the Wards during the Four Quarters of 1898.
    Wards.First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.Year.
    Deaths.Death-rates.Deaths.Death-rates.Deaths.Death-rates.Deaths.Death-rates.Deaths.Death-rates.
  • Page 44
    Table XXIV. Showing the Death-rates from All Causes in the several undermentioned places during the Four Quarters and during the entire year.
    Places.First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.The Year 1898.
    England and Wales19.516.217 .916.717.6
    33 Great Towns20.617.120.318.119.0
    67 Other Large Towns18.316.518.216.717.2
    Rural England19.015.816.115.816 .7
    London (Registration)21.316.018. 916.718.3
    Bristol21.115.116.616.117.2
    Birmingham21.917.721.119 320.0
    Liverpool23.523.026.323.124.0
    Manchester21..220.024.122.321.9
    Leeds19.318.920.618.019.2
    Sheffield19.818.023.819.420.2
    The Encircling Districts21.315.319.717.018.3
    The Encircling DistrictsSt. Pancras21.916.020 418.319.2
    Stoke Newington11.913.714.711.913.7
    Hackney19.813.717.414.616.4
    Hornsey10.06.610.99.59.3
    Clerkenwell23.319.223.420.921.7
    St. Luke28.824.024.126.925.7
    Shoreditch27.616'925.219.522.3
    Islington20 .214.416.714.816.53
  • Page 45
    Table XXV. Showing the Deaths (arranged in Classes) from All Causes, in the Four Quarters.
    Classified Causes of Death.Quarters.Year.
    1st.2nd.3rd4th.
  • Page 48
    DEATHS FROM THE ZYMOTIC DISEASES IN THE SUB.DISTRICTS. Upper Hollow ay.
    Zymotic Diseases.1891. Deaths.1892. Deaths.1893. Deaths.1894. Deaths.1895. Deaths.1896. Deaths.1897. Deaths.Mean SevenYrs.1808
    Deaths.Death-rates.
  • Page 49
    Highbury.
    Zymotic Diseases.1891. Deaths.1892. Deaths.1893. Deaths.1894. Deaths.1895. Deaths.1896. Deaths.1897 Deaths.Mean Seven Yrs.1898.
    DeathsDeath-rates.
  • Page 49
    Table XXVIII. Deaths from the pi-incipal Zymotic Diseases durintj the year 1898, inclusive of the deaths of Parishioners in Hospitals outside the District,
    districts.Small Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Typhus Fever.Enteric (Typhoid Fever)Diarrhoea.totals.
  • Page 51
    Table XXX. Showing the Deaths and Death-rates from the Principal Zymotic Diseases in the Wards during the Several Quarters of 1898.
  • Page 52
    Table XXXI. Shewing the Deaths from the Principal Zymotic Diseases in the several Wards during the Year 1898.
    wards.Small Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Typhus Fever.Enteric Fever.Continued and Ill-defined Fevers.Diarrhœa.Total Zymotic Deaths.Death-rates from Zymotic Diseases.
  • Page 53
    Table XXXII. Showing the Death-rates in the Wards from the, Principal Zymotic Diseases during the year 1898.
    wards.Small Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Typhus Fever.Enteric Fever.Continued and ill-defined Fevers.Diarrhœa.Death-rates from Zymotic Diseases.
  • Page 54
    The deaths in the Parish during the preceding thirteen years were:—
  • Page 57
    Table XXXIII. Showing the names of the Schools that were closed in consequence of Measles, and the number of Scholars on the Infant Bolls, the number of children attacked, and the number of those living in infected houses.
    Schools (Infant Departments).No. of Infant Scholars on the Rolls.No. attacked with Measles.No. living in affected houses.Percentage of Children absent through Measles, columns 3 and 4.Date of closing the Infant Classes.Date of opening.No. of days closed.
  • Page 59
    Table XXXIV.
    1897.1893.Totals.
    4th quarter.1st quarter.2nd quarter.
  • Page 60
    Table XXXV. Showing the proportion of deaths from Measles among every 100,000 persons annually for the several quarters and in the sub-districts.
    1897.1898.
    Sub-Districts.4th quarter1st quarter.2nd quarter.Average.
  • Page 61
    Table XXXVI. Showing the deaths from Measles in the Wards.
    Wards.1837.1893.Total.
    4th quarter.1st quarter.2nd quarter.
  • Page 61
    Table XXXVI I. Showing the Deaths in the Wards on the supposition that they contained equal populations of 100,000 persons.
    Wards.1897.1893.Total.
    1st quarter.2nd quarter.
    4th quarter.
  • Page 64
    "How severe the epidemic really was can be understood when I mention the number of children living at each year under five years, the number of deaths, and the proportion of deaths to each 1,000 living at these periods.
    Ages.Estimated Population.Deaths.Deaths per 1,000 children.
  • Page 65
    Table XXXVIII. Showing the Secondary Causes of the deaths from Measles, during the Epidemic.
    Secondary Diseases.Males.Females.Totals.
  • Page 66
    Table XXXIX. Showing the deaths from Measles in the several quarters, 1885-98.
    Years.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Total.
  • Page 67
    Table XL. Showing the deaths from Measles in the Sub-Districts for each quarter.
    Sub-Districts.1st Quarter2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Whole Year.
  • Page 67
    Table XLI. Showing the death-rates from Measles of the Sub-Districts for each quarter.
    Sub-Districts.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Whole Year.
  • Page 67
    Table XLII. Showing the Death-rates of the Encircling Districts from Measles in the four quarters of 1898.
    Districts.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Year. 1898.
  • Page 68
    Table XLIII. Showing the Deaths from Measles in Islington during each week of 1898.
    1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.
    Week.Deaths.Week.Deaths.Week.Deaths.Week.Deaths.
  • Page 69
    Table XLIV. Showing the Deaths from Measles in the Wards during each week of the Year of 1898.
    Week of Year.Week ending.Tufnell.| Upper HollowayTollington.Lower Holloway.West Highbury.East Highbury.Thornhill.Barnsbury.St. Mary's.Canonbury.St. Peters.Parish.
  • Page 70
    Table XLIV.—continued.
    Week of year.Week ending.Tufnell.Upper HollowayTollington.Lower Holloway.West Highbury.East Highbury.Thorn hill.Barnsbury.St. Mary's.Canonbury.St. Peters.Parish.
  • Page 71
    In the preceding thirteen years the returns have been as follows:—
  • Page 71
    Table XLV. Showing the Deaths from Scarlet Fever in the Sub-Districts for each Quarter.
    Sub-Districts.lst Quarter.2nd Quarter3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Whole Year.
  • Page 72
    Table XLVI. Showing the Death-rates from Scarlet Fever of the Sub-Districts for each Quarter.
    Sub-Districts.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Whole Year.
  • Page 72
    The returns for the thirteen years 1885-97 have been as follows:—
  • Page 73
    Table XLVII. Showing the Deaths from Diphtheria in the Sub- Districts for each Quarter.
    Sub-Districts.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Whole Year.
  • Page 73
    Table XLVIII. Showing the Death-rates of the Sub-Districts from Diphtheria for each Quarter.
    Sub-Districts.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Whole Year.
  • Page 73
    The preceding records of the disease were:—
  • Page 74
    Table XLIX. Shelving the Deaths from Whooping Cough in the Sub-Districts for each Quarter.
    Sub-Districts.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Whole Year.
  • Page 74
    Table L. Showing the Death-rates from Whooping Cough of the Sub-Districts for each Quarter.
    Sub-Districts.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter4tlh Quarter.Whole Year.
  • Page 74
    TYPHUS FEVER. One death was ascribed to this disease, the previous returns being:—
  • Page 75
    In the past thirteen years it caused the following deaths:—
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    Table LI. Showing the Deaths from Enteric Fever in the Sub-Districts for each Quarter.
    Sub-Districts.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th QuarterWhole Year.
  • Page 75
    Table LII. Showing the Death-rates from Enteric Fever of the Sub-Districts for each Quarter.
    Sub-Districts.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Whole Year.
  • Page 76
    The deaths recorded since 1885 were:—
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    Table LIII. Showing the Deaths from Diarrhœa in the Sub-Districta for each Quarter.
  • Page 76
    Table LIV. Showing the Deaths-rates from Diarrhœa of the Sub-Districts for each Quarter.
    Sub-Districts.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Whole Year.
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    Table LV. Showing the Deaths occurring in Islington and the several Encircling Sanitary District from All Causes, from the principal Zymotic Diseases, and from Phthisis in the 52 weeks of the year 1898.
    the encircling districts.Estimated Populations, 1893.Total Deaths from All Causes.Total Zymotic Deaths.Small Pox.Measles.Deaths from Principal Zymotic Diseases.Deaths from Phthisis.Deaths under 1 year to 1,000 Births.
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Typhus.Enteric Fever.Simple and Undefined Fevers.Diarrhoea.
    1234567891011I 2131415
  • Page 78
    Table LVI. Showing the Death-rates of Islington and of the several Encircling Sanitary Districts from All Causes, from the principal Zymotic Diseases, and from Phthisis in the 52 weeks of the year 1898.
    THE ENCIRCLING DISTRICTS.Estimated Populations, 1898.Total Death-rates from All Causes.Total Zymotic Death-rates.Death-rates from principal Zymotic Diseases.Death-rates from Phthisis.Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age.Deaths under 1 year to 1,000 Births.
    Small Pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Typhus.Enteric Fever.Simple and Undefined Fevers.Diarrhcea.
  • Page 79
    Table LVII. Showing the Death-rates from All Causes, from the principal Zymotic Diseases, together with Infantile Mortality, in the Country, in the Populous Towns, in Towns whose populations exceed 300,000 inhabitants and in Islington.
    Cols.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.
  • Page 80
    The deaths and their proportion to the births from 1891-1898 were as follows:—
    Year.Deaths.Deaths to 1,000 births.
  • Page 80
    Table LV1II. Showing the Deaths from Puerperal Fever in the Sub-Districts for each Quarter.
    Sub-Districts.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Whole Year.
  • Page 81
    Table LIX. Showing the Deaths from Puerperal Fever per 1,000 Births in the Sub-Districts for each Quarter.
    Sub-districts.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Whole Year.
  • Page 81
    The deaths and death-rates in each district were as follows :—
    Deaths.Death-rates.
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    During the preceding seven years the deaths have been—
    Deaths.Death-rate.
  • Page 82
    CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES. Constitutional Diseases, collectively, caused 1,067 deaths, which were equal to a death-rate of 3.09 per 1,000 inhabitants. These deaths were 17 less than the return for the preceding year. The diseases, to which this decrease is owing,will be seen in the following statement: —
    1897.1898.Increase or Decrease.
  • Page 82
    During the preceding seven years the deaths and death-rates were as follows:—
    Males.Females.Totals.Death-rates.
  • Page 83
    Table LX. Showing the Deaths from Cancer in the several Sub-Districts during the Quarters and the Year.
    Quarters.Upper Holloway.Islington South-west.Islington South-east.Highbury.Tile Parish.
  • Page 83
    Of these 283 persons, 177 or 62.5 per cent. were women. The ages of all persons were as follows:-
    Ages.Deaths.Ages.Deaths.
  • Page 83
    Since 1891 the deaths and death-rates have been:-
  • Page 84
    The deaths in the Sub-Registration Districts were:—
  • Page 84
    The following Table shows the distribution of the disease in the sub-districts and in the several quarters of the year:— Table LXI.
    Quarters.Upper Holloway.Islington South-west.Islington South-east.Highbury.The Parish.
  • Page 85
    The Islington records for the preceding fifteen years have been as follows:—
    Years.Deaths under 1 year.Deaths per 1,000 Births.Years.Deaths under 1 year.Deaths per 1,000 Births.
  • Page 86
    The mortality in the several quarters was as follows:—
  • Page 87
    Table LXII. Showing the chief causes of Infantile Mortality in the year 1898, and in the five preceding years 1893—97.
    Diseases.Years.+Increase or -Decrease onmeanof 5years.
    1893.1894.1895.1896.1897.Mean of 5years1898.
  • Page 88
    These cases represented a case-rate of 7.01 per 1,000 inhabitants, which, as the following return shows, is 2.89 below the mean rate.
  • Page 88
    The cases and case-rates referred to the several sub-registration districts were as follows:—
  • Page 89
    The cases were 49 below the corrected average of the preceding six years.
  • Page 89
    SCARLET FEVER. This disease showed a decrease of 490 on the corrected average.
  • Page 89
    Table LXIII. Showing the sickness from Scarlet Fever in the Sub-Districts for each Quarter and for the Year.
  • Page 90
    Table LX1V. Showing the sickness rates from Scarlet Fever of the Sub-Districts for each Quarter and for the Year.
    Sub-Districts.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Whole Year.
  • Page 90
    Table LXV. Showing the fatality from Scarlet Fever. (Deaths to 100 cases of Sickness).
    Sub-Districts.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Whole Year.
  • Page 90
    DIPHTHERIA. There were as many as 280 less cases from Diphtheria than usual. The record of this disease since 1891 has been as follows:—
    Years.Cases.Case-rates.Deaths.Fatality (deaths per 100 cases).
  • Page 91
    Cases Nursed in Hospital.
    Quarter.Cases.Deaths.Fatality.
  • Page 91
    Cases Nursed at Home.
  • Page 91
    Table LXVI. Showing the sickness from Diphtheria in the Sub-Districts for each Quarter.
    Sub-Districts.lst Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Whole Year.
  • Page 92
    Table LXVII. Showing the sickness rates from Diphtheria of the Sub-Districts for each Quarter.
    Sub-Districts.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Whole Year.
  • Page 92
    Table LXVIII. Showing the fatality from Diphtheria. (Deaths to 100 cases of Sickness).
    Sub-Districts.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Whole Year.
  • Page 92
    MEMBRANOUS CROUP. Only 13 cases were notified, or 18 less than the average. The cases of this disease notified in previous years were as follows:
  • Page 93
    Table LXIX. Showing the sickness from Membranous Croup in the Sub-Districts for each Quarter.
    Sub-Districts.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.WholeYear.
  • Page 93
    Table LXX. Showing the sickness rates from Membranous Croup of the Sub-Districts for each Quarter.
    Sub-Districts.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Whole Year.
  • Page 93
    Table LXXI. Showing the fatality from Membranous Croup. (Deaths to 100 Cases of Sickness.)
    Sub-Districts.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Whole Year.
  • Page 94
    ENTERIC FEVER. 237 cases were notified, or two more than the corrected mean.
  • Page 94
    Table LXXII. Showing the sickness from Enteric Fever in the Sub-Districts for each Quarter.
    Sub-Districts.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd. Quarter.4th Quarter.Whole Year.
  • Page 94
    Table LXXIII. Showing the sickness rates from Enteric Fever of the Sub-Districts for each Quarter.
    Sub-Districts1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Qunrter.4th Quarter.Whole Year.
  • Page 95
    Table LXXIV. Showing the fatality from Enteric Fever. (Deaths to 100 cases of Sickness).
    Sub-Districts.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Whole Year.
  • Page 95
    ERYSIPELAS. The cases were 165 below the corrected mean of the preceding seven years:-
  • Page 96
    Table LXXV. Showing the sickness from Erysipelas in the Sub-Districts far each Quarter.
    Sub-Districts.lst. Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Whole Year.
  • Page 96
    Table LXXVI. Showing the sickness rates from Erysipelas of the Sub-Districts for each Quarter.
    Sub-Districts.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Whole Year.
  • Page 96
    Table LXXVII. Showing the fatality fromErysipelas. (Deaths to 100 Cases of Sickness.)
    Sub-Districts.lst Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Whole Year.
  • Page 97
    Table LXXVIII. Showing the sickness from Puerperal Fever in the Sub-Districts for each Quarter.
    Sub-Districts.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Whole Year.
  • Page 98
    Table LXXIX. Showing the sickness rates from Puerperal Fever per 1,000 registered Births in the Sub-districts for each Quarter.
    Sub-Districts.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Whole Year.
  • Page 98
    Table LXXX. Showing the fatality from Puerperal Fever. (Deaths to 100 cases of Sickness).
    Sub-Districts.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Whole Year.
  • Page 99
    Table LXXXI. Showing the number of Cases of Infectious Disease notified in the Wards during the Year 1898. N.B.-(Duplicate cases have been deducted.
    WARDS.Estimated Population, 1898.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever or Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Enteric (Typhoid Fever).Typhus Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Continued Fever.Relapsing Fever.Cholera.Totals.Cases Notified per 1,000 of Population.
    1234567891011I2131415
  • Page 100
    Table LXXXII. Showing the cases of the several Infectious Disease notified for the Sub-registration Districts, during 1898.
    Sub- Registration Districts.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever or Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Enteric (Typhoid) Fever.Typhus Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Continued Fever.Relapsing Fever.Cholera.Totals.Rate per 1,000 of the Population.
  • Page 101
    Table LXXXIII. Return of cases of InfectiousDiseases investigated by the several Sanitary Inspectors during the year 1898.
    Sanitary Inspector.Number of District.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Typhoid Fever.Typhus.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Continued Fever.Relapsing Fever.Cholera.Total.
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    Table LXXXIV. Showing the Cases of Infectious Disease which were notified in the several Months during the Year 1898. N.B.- Duplicate Notifications have been deducted.
    MONTHSmall Pox.8carlet Fever or Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Enteric (Typhoid Fever).Typhus Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Continued Fever.Relapsing Fever.Cholera.Total Each Month.
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    Table LXXXV. Showing the Number of Cases of the several Infectious Diseases notified during each year since 1891, together with the mean number for the seven years 1891-7, and in 1898. (Duplicate certificates excluded.)
    Year.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever or Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Enteric (Typhoid Fever).Typhus Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Continued Fever.Relapsing Fever.Cholera.Total.Cases notified per 1,000 of Population.
    1234567891011121314
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    Table LXXXVI. Showing the Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1898 in Islington and in its Encircling Districts.
    The Encircling Districts.Estimated Populations, 1898.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever or Scarlatina.DiphtheriaMembranous Croup.Enteric (Typhoid) Fever.Typhus Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Continued Fever.Relapsing Fever.Cholera.Total Cases.
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    Table LXXXVII. Showing the Cases Rates arising from the Infectious Diseases notified during the Year of 1898, in Islington and in its Encircling Districts.
    The Encircling Districts.Estimated Populations, 1898.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever or Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Enteric (Typhoid) Fever.Typhus Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Continued Fever.Relapsing Fever.Cholera.Total Case Rates.
    1234567891011121314
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    Table LXXXVIII. Showing the cases of Infectious Sickness occurring inElementary Schools during the Year ending 31st December, 1898.
    NAME OF SCHOOL.Scholars attacked.Non-Scholars attacked who lived in houses from which children attended the several Schools.
    Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.DiphtheriaWhooping Cough.Enteric Fever.Other Fevers.Total.Small PoxScarlet Fever.DiphtheriaWhooping Cough.Enteric Fever.Other Fevers.Total.
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    Table LXXXIX. 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.Totals.
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    Table XC. 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.Enteric (Typhoid Fever.)Typhus Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Continued Fever.Relapsing Fever.Cholera.Total Percentages
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    Table XCI. Showing the number of Cases notified in the several Metropolitan Districts.
    Districts in which the Patients were resident.Small-pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Typhoid or Enteric Fever.Typhus Fever.Continued Fever.Cholera.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Totals.Estimated Populations 1898.
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    Table XCII. Showing the number of cases of the several infectious diseasesremoved from Islington to Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospitals for treatment and isolation during1898.
    Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospitals.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Tyhpus Fever.Other Diseases.Total Admissions.Total Deaths.
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    Table XCIII. List of Trades and Businesses carried on in Houses wherein Infectious Disease has occurred during 1898.
    TRADES AND BUSINESSES.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever. or Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Memb. Croup.Enteric (Typhoid Fever).Typhus Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Continued Fever.Total.
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    Table XCIII—continued.
    TRADES AND BUSINESSES.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever. or Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Memb. Croup.Enteric (Typhoid Fever).Typhus Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Continued Fever.Total.
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    Table XCIV. Showing theOccupationsof Patients Suffering from Infectious Disease during the year 1898.
    OCCUPATIONS.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Memb. Croup.Typhoid Fever.Typhus Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Continued Fever.Total.
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    Table XCIV—continued.
    occupations.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Memb. Croup.Typhoid Fever.Typhus Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Continued Fever.Total.
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    Table XCIV — continued.
    OCCUPATIONS.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Memb. Croup.Typhoid Fever.Typhus Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Continued Fever.Total.
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    Table XCIV— continued,
    OCCUPATIONS.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Memb. Croup.Typhoid Fever.Typhus Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Continued Fever.Total.
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    Table XCV. Showing the Streets in which the several eases of Infectious Disease oceurred during 1898. (The large figures denote the number of cases and the small figures the number of infected houses.)
    name of street.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Memb. Croup.Typhoid Fever.Typhus Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Continued Fever.Total.
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    Table XCV.— continued.
    NAME OF STREET.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Memb. Croup.Typhoid Fever.Typhus Fever.! Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Continued Fever.Total.
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    Table XCV— continued.
    name of STREET.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Memb. Croup.Typhoid Fever.Typhus Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Continued Fever.Total.
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    Table XCV— continued.
    name of street.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever,Diphtheria.Memb. Croup.Typhoid Fever.Typhus Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Continued Fever.Total.
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    Table XCV.— continued.
    NAME of street.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Memb. Croup.Typhoid Fever.Typhus Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Continued Fever.Total.
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    Table XCV.— continued.
    NAME OF STREET.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Memb. Croup.Typhoid Fever.Typhus Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Continued Fever.Total.
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    Table XCV— continued.
    NAME OF STREET.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Memb. Croup.Typhoid Fever.Typhus Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Continued Fever.Total.
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    Table XCV— continued.
    name of street.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Memb. Croup.Typhoid Fever.Typhus Fever.Krysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Continued Fever.Total.
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    Table XCV— continued.
    name Of STREET.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Memb. Croup.Typhoid Fever.Typhus Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Continued Fever.Total.
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    Table XCV.- continued.
    NAME of STREET.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Memb. Croup.Typhoid Fever.Typhus Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Continued Fever.Total.
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    Table XCV— continued.
    NAME OF STREET.Small Fox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Memb. Croup.Typhoid Fever.Typhus Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Continued Fever.Total.
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    Table XCV— continued.
    NAMEOF STREET.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Memb. Croup.Typhoid Fever.Typhus Fever.Krysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Continued Fever.Total.
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    Table XCV.— continued.
    NAME OF STREET.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Memb. Croup.Typhoid Fever.Typhus Fever.Krysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Continued Fever.Total.
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    Table XCV.— continued.
    NAME OF STREET.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Memb. Croup.Typhoid Fever.Typhus Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Continued Fever.Total.
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    Table XCV— continued.
    NAME OF STREET.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Memb. Croup.Typhoid Fever.Typhus Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Continued Fever.Cholera.Total.
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    The following statement gives the particulars for last year, as well as for the preceding year, of the clothing, etc., disinfected at the Vestry's Disinfecting Station:—
    1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.The Year.1897.
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    Table XCVI. Showing the Fumigation of Rooms after Infectious Disease. Year ending 31st December, 1898.
    Sanitary Inspector's Districts.1234567891011121314Total.1897.
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    Table XCVII. Showing the Cleansing and Stripping of Rooms after Infectious Disease. Year ending 31st December, 1898.
    Sanitary Inspector's Districts.1234567891011121314Total.1897.
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    Disinfectants Distributed and used.— In the following statement particulars are given of the manner in which the disinfectants were distributed.
    Disinfecting Powder.Carbolised Creasote.Clear Carbolic Acid.
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    Nature of Business.Number of workshops.Number of workrooms therein.
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    Table XCYIII.—Summary of Miss Gray's Work-shops Reports from 3rd January, 1898, to 31st December, 1898.
    DESCRIPTION OF WORK.Quarter ending 2nd April, 1898.Quarter ending 2nd July, 1898.Quarter ending 1st Oct., 1898.Quarter ending 31st Dec., 1898.Year ending 31st Dee., 1898.
    Dressmakers & Ladies' Tailors.Laundries.Miscellaneous.Total.Dressmakers & Ladies'Tailors.Laundries.Miscellaneous.Total.Dressmakers & Ladies' Tailors.Laundries.Miscellaneous.Total.Dressmakers &. Ladies' Tailors.Laundries.Miscellaneous.Total.Dressmakers & Ladies' Tailors.Laundries.Miscellaneous.Total.
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    Table XCIX.
    DESCRIPTION OF WORK.Quarter ending 2nd April, 1»98.Quarter ending 2nd Julj', 1898.Quarter ending* 1st October, 1898Quarter ending 31st December, 1898.Ytar ending 31st December, 1898.
    Tailors.Shoemakers.Pianoforte Makers.Cycle Makers.Bakehouses.Miscellaneous. .Total.Tailors.Shoemakers.Pianoforte Makers.Cycle Makers.Bakehouses.Miscellaneous.Total.Tailors.Shoemakers.x la no orte Mukers.Cycle Makf rs.Bakehouses.Miscellaneous.Total.Tailors.Shoemakers.Pianoforte Makers.Cycle Makers.Bnkt-hou»es.Miscellaneous.Total.Tailors.Shoemakers.Pianoforte takers.Cycle Makers.Bakehouses.Miscellaneous.Total.
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    BAKEHOUSES IN ISLINGTON.
    Reg. No.Street or Road.Above or below level of Street or Road.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Reg No.Street or Road.Above or below level of Street or Road.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Reg No.Street or Road.Above or below level of Street or Road.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Reg- No.Street or Road.Above or below level of Street or Road.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Reg. No.Street or Road.Above or below level of Street or Road.
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    Continued from previous page...
    Reg- No.Street or Road.Above or below level of Street or Road
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    Table C.
    1st Quarter.2nd Qu arter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Year.
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    Table CI.
    Places Inspected.QUARTERS.The Year.
    First.Second.Third.Fourth.
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    Table CII.
    NUISANCES.QUARTERS.
    1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.The Year.
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    Table CII.—continued.
    NUISANCES.QUARTERS.
    1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.The Year.
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    SUMMARY OF SUMMONSES.—Year ending 31st December, 1898.
    Prosecutions.Successful.Dismissed.Withdrawn.
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    Table CIII. Showing the State of Pauperism in the Parish during the year 1898.
    Quarters.Average Number Relieved during each week.Death-rates.
    Indoor Paupers, Adults and Children.Outdoor Paupers.Totals.Totals corresponding quarter, 1897.Vagrants Relieved.Children Boarded out.
    Adults.Children Under 16.
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    THE ADULTERATION OF FOOD.
    No. of Samples.Genuine.Adulterated.Per cent. 1898.adulterated. 1897.
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    In the preceding seven years the number of samples procured for analysis with the results were as follows:—
    Year. 1891No. of Samples. 368Genuine. 345Adulterated. 23Per cent. Adulterated. 6•2
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    Milk.—In the following table will be found the particulars of the milk taken during each quarter on Sundays, on week-days, and at the railway stations.
    1898.No. of Samples Taken.GenuineAdulterated.Per cent. Adulterated.
    Quarters.Sundays.Week-days.Railway Stations.All Milks.Sundays.Week-days.Railway Stations.All Milks.Sundays.Week-days.Railway Stations.All Milks.Sundays.Week-days.Railway Stations.All Milks.
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    The following are the figures for each quarter and lor the year of the analyses of the milks procured at Finsbury Park Station.
    No. of samples analysed.Fat.Solids less fat.Total Solids.
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    The average analyses of the milks bought 011 Sundays were as follows:—
    No. of samples analysed.Fat.Solids less fat.Total Solids.
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    Of the 230 milks bought on week-days the average analyses for each period of the year were as follows:—
    No. of samples analysed.Fat.Solids less fat.Total Solids.
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    The milk of cows consists of solids and water in about the following proportion:—
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    MARGARINE ACT.
    Samplet taken.Description,| Samples cold J in contravention of Act.
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    MORTUARY AND CORONER'S COURT. The following table gives a return of the bodies received into the Mortuary and the inquests held by the coroner during years 1897 and 1898.
    1897.No. of bodies received.Daily Average.No. of Iuquesta held.189S.No. of bodies received.Daily Average.No. of Inquests held.
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    killed on an average every week in the parish, thus making an annual total of:—
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    LICENSED SLAUGHTER-HOUSES.
    Regis- tered No.Name of Licence.Situation of Premises.Remarks.
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    LICENSED SLAUGHTER-HOUSES -continued.
    Registered No.Name of Licensee.Situation of Permises.Remarks.
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    LIST OF LICENSED COWHOUSES IN THE PARISH OF ISLINGTON.
    Registered No.Name of Licensee.Situation of Premises.
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    Swimming Baths.
    Bathers.Hornsey Road.'Caledonian Road.Tibberton Square.Totals.
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    Table A. Showing the Population, Inhabited Houses, Marriages, Births, and Deaths for the year 1898, and 15 years preceding. GROSS NUMBERS.
    The Year.Estimated Population.No. of Inhabited Houses.Marriages.Registered Births.Number of Deaths.Deaths in Public Institutions
    Total all ages.Under one year.Under five.
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    Table B. Showing the Annual Birth and Death Rates, Death-rates of Children and, proportion of Deaths in public Institutions in 1,000 Deaths, for the year 1898 and 15 years preceding:—
    Year.Birth-rates per 1,000 OF the population.Death-rates per 1,000of the population.Corrected Death-rates per 1,000 of the population.Deaths of Children under 1 year per 1,000 of Registered Births.Deaths of Clildren under 1 year per 1,000 of Total Deaths.Deaths of Children under 5 years per 1,000 of Total Deaths.Deaths in public Institutions per 1,000 of Total Deaths
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    Table C. Showing Deaths from, All Causes during the Year 1898. (Deaths of Non-Residents in Hospitals excluded). (Deaths of Residents in Public Institutions are distributed).
    Causes of Death.Under 11 to 53 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 and up wards.Under 5Over 5Males.Females.Totals.
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    Table C.—Continued.
    Causes of Death.Under 1i to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3555 to 1545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9585 and upwards.Under 5Over 5Males.FemalesTotals.
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    Table C—Continued.
    Cause of Death. •Under 11 to 55 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 5555 to 6565 to 7575 to 8585 to 9595 and upwards.Under 5Over 5Males.Females.Total.
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    Table D. Showing the Deaths from All Causes registered in each District during the Fifty Two Weeks ending 31st December 1898, at three periods of life.
    Causes of DeathUpper Holloway.TotalIslington, South West.TotalIslington, South East.TotalHighbury.Total
    Under 11 to 5Over 5Under 11 to 5Over 5Under 11 to 5Over 5Under 11 to 5Over 5
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    Table D.—continued.
    Cause of DeathUpper Holloway.TotalIslington, South West.TotalIslington, South East.TotalHighbury.Total
    Under 11 to 5Over 5Under 51 to 5Over 5Under 11 to 5Over 5Under 11 to 5Over 5
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    Table D.—Continued.
    Causes of Deaths.Upper Holloway.TotalIslington, South West.TotalIslington, South East.TotalHighbury.Total
    Under1 to 5Over 6Under 11 to 5Over 5Under 11 to 5Over 5Under 11 to 6Over 5
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    Table E. Showing the Deaths from All Causes registered in each Quarter daring the 52 weeks ending 31st December 1898 at three periods of life.
    Causes of Death.1st Quarter.Total2nd Quarter.Total3rd Quarter.total4th Quarter.Total for Year
    Under1 to 5Over 5Under1 to 5Over 1 5Under 11 to 5Over 5Under 11 to 5Over 5Total
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    Table E.—continued.
    Cause of Death.1st Quarter.total2nd Quarter.Total3rd Quarter.Total4th Quarter.TotalTotal for Year
    Onder 11 to 5Dver 5Un der 11 to 5Over 5Under 11 to 5Over 5Under1 to 5Over 5
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    Table E.—Continued.
    Causes of Death.1st Quarter.Total2rd Quarter.Dotal3rd Quarter.Total4th Quarter.TotalTotal for Year,
    Under 11 to 5Over 5Under 11 to 5Over 5Under 11 to 5Over 5Under 11 to 5Over 5
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    Table F. Showing the deaths since 1882 from the several diseases specified, under and above five years of age, and the total number of deaths, with death-rate per 1,000.
    Year.Population in the middle of the year.Ages.Deaths from the principal diseases of a Zymotic nature.*Deaths from Tubercular Diseases.Deaths from Diseases of the Inspiratory Organs.Deaths from Diarrhœa.Deaths from Diseases of the Digestive Organs.Deaths from Violence.Total Deaths.Death Rate per 1,000.
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    Table G. Deaths of Residents in Public Institutions outside Islington distributed to their respective Sub-Registration Districts.
    Sub-Registration Districts.First Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.Whole Year.
    MalesFemalesTotalMalesFemalesTotalMalesFemalesTotalMalesFemalesTotalMalesFemalesTotal
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    TABLE H. (Local Government Board Return.) Deaths during the year 1898 in the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Islington, classified aocording to Diseases, Ayes and Localities.
    Sub-Districts.At all ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 15.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and upwardsSmall Pox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.Measles.Whooping Cough.Diarrhœa and Dysentery.Rheumatic Fever.Phthisis.Bronchitis. Pneumonia and Pleurisy.Heart Disease.Influenza.Injuries.All Other Diseases.Total.
    Typhus.Enteric or Typhoid.ContinuedRelapsing.Puerperal.
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    The subjoined number have also to be taken into account in judging of the above record mortality.
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    table i. (Local Government Board Return.) Table of Population, Births, and of New Cases of Infectious sickness coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health, during the year 1898, in the Metropolitan Sanitary District of Islington; classified according to Diseases, Ages and Localities.
    Sub-Districts.Last Census 1896.Estimated to middle of 1898.Registered Births.Aged under 5 or over 5.1234567891011121312345678910111213
    Smallpox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.Smallpox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Fevers.Cholera.Erysipelas.
    Typhus.Enteric or Typhoid.ContinuedRelapsing.Puerperal.Typhus.Enteric or Typhoid.ContinuedRelapsing.Puerperal.
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    Table J. Showing the Cases of Small Pox that occurred in the several Wards from 1891 to 1898.
    Year.Tufnell.*Upper Holloway.Tollington.Lower Holloway.West Highbury.† East Highbury.Thornhill.Barnsbury.St. Mary's.Canonbury.St. Peter's.Total.
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    Table K. Showing the Cases of Scarlet Fever that occurred in the several Wards from 1891 to 1898.
    Year.Tufnell.* Upper Holloway.Tollington.Lower Holloway.West Highbury.† East Highbury.Thornhill.Barnsbury.St. May's.Canonbury.St. Peter's.Totals.
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    Table L. Shewing the Cases of Diphtheria that occurred in the several Wards from 1891 to 1898.
    Year.Tufnell.Upper Holloway.Tollington.Lower Holloway.West Highbury.East Highbury.Thornhill.Barnsbury.St. Mary's.Canonbury.St. Peter's.Totals.
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    Table M. Shewing the Cases of Membranous Croup that occurred in the several Wards from 1891 to 1898.
    Year.Tufnell.* Upper Holloway.Tollington.Lower Holloway.West Highbury.† East Highbury.Thornhill.Barnsbury.St. Mary's.Canonbury.St. Peter's.Totals.
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    Table N. Showing the Cases of Typhoid Fever that occurred in the several Wards from 1891 to 1898.
    Year.Tufnell.Upper Holloway.Tollington.Lower Holloway.West Highbury.East Highbury.Thornbill.Barnsbury.St. Mary's.Canonbury.St. Peter's.Totals.
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    Table 0. Shewing the Cases of Typhus Fever that occurred in the several Wards from 1891 to 1898.
    Year.Tufnell.Upper Holloway.Tollington.Lower Holloway.West Highbury.East Highbury.Thornhill.Barnsbury.St. Mary's.Canonbury.St. Peter's.Totals.
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    Table P. Showing the Cases of Erysipelas that occurred in the several Wards from 1891 to 1898.
    Year.Tufnell.* Upper Holloway.Tollington.Lower Holloway.West Highbury.† East Highbury.Thornhill.Barnsbury.St. Mary's.Canonbury.St. Peter's.Totals.
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    Table Q. Showing the Cases of Puerperal Fever that occurred in the several Wards from 1891 to 1898.
    Year.Tufnell.• Upper Holloway.Tollington.Lower Holloway.West Highbury.† East Highbury.Thornhill.Barnsbury.St. Mary's.Canonbury.St. Peter's.Totals.
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    Table R. Shewing the Cases of Continued Fever that occurred in the several Wards from 1891 to 1898.
    Year.Tufnell.Upper Hollo way.Tollington.Lower Holloway.West Highbury.East Highbury.Thornhill.Batnsbury.St. Mary's.Caronbury.St. Peter's.Totals.
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    Table S. Shewing the Cases of Relapsing Fever that occurred in the several Wards from 1891 to 1898.
    Year.Tufnell.Upper Holloway.Tollington.Lower Holloway.West Highbury.East Highbury.Thornhill.Barnsbury.St. Mary's.Canonbury.St. Peters.Totals.
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    Table T. Showing the Cases of Cholera that occurred in the several Wards from 1891 to 1898.
    Year.Tufnell.Upper Holloway.Tollington.Lower Holloway.West Highbury.East Highbury.Thornhill.Barnsbury.St. Mary's.Canonbury.St. Peter's.TOTALS.
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    INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE REGISTRATION SUB-DISTRICTS. Table U. Showing the Cases of Infectious Diseases notified from Upper Holloway in the seven years 1891—98.
    Year.Small Pox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Enteric.Typhus.Erysipelas.Puerperal.Continued.Relapsing.Cholera.Totals.
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    Table V. Showing the Cases of Infectious Diseases notified from South-west Islington in the seven years 1891—98.
    Year.Small Pox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Enteric.Typhus.Erysipelas.Puerperal.Continued.Relapsing.Cholera.Totals.
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    Table W. Showing the Cases of Infectious Diseases notified from South-east Islington in the seven years 1891 —98.
    Year.Small Pox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Enteric.Typhus.Erysipelas.Puerperal.Continued.Relapsing.Cholera.Totals.
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    Table x. Showing the Cases of Infectious Diseases notified from Highbury in the seven years 1891—98.
    Year.Small Pox.Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Enteric.Typhus.Erysipelas.Puerperal.Continued.Relapsing.Cholera.Totals.
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    Table Y. Summary of Sanitary Work from Inspectors' Reports, from 3rd January, 1898, to 31st December, 1898.
    DISTRICTS.Totals.
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    Table Z. Summary of Applications for Removal of Dust, from 3rd January, 1898, to 31st December 1898.
    Ward.Three Months ending 2nd April. 1898.Three Months ending 2nd July, 1898.Three Months ending 1st Oct., 1898.Three Months ending 31st Dec., 1898.Total during Twelve Months.Number of Assessments Lady-day, 1898.Number of Applications to every 100 Assessments.
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    WATER ANALYSIS. In the following tables I state the analyses (made monthly) of the New River Company's Water recorded during the year. Analyses of Samples taken from the Works of the Company.
    1898.Total Solid Matter.Chlorine.Equal to Chloride of Sodium.Nitrogen as Nitrates.Nitrogen as Ammonia.Oxygen required to oxidise Organic Matter.Degree of Hardness.Degree after boiling of an hour.Organic Carbon.Organic Nitrogen.