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Islington 1898

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

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1898]

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.
Upper Holloway1.51....1.460.72
Islington, South West4.82..1.162.652.16
Islington, South East7.939.39....4.35
Highbury2.46••..2.711.27
The Parish4.161.730.401.762.01

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.
Upper Holloway..........
Islington, South West50.0..100.050.057.1
Islington, South East..25.0....12.1
Highbury100.0••••100.0100.0
The Parish30.025.0100.050.037.0

CONTINUED FEVER.
Only 1 case of this fever was notified, as against an average of 6 in
the preceding 7 years.
RELAPSING FEVER.
No case was known.
CHOLERA.
No case of Cholera was notified.