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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 1898
Forty-third annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Islington
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1898]
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Holloway | 0.16 | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.08 |
| Islington, South West | 0.11 | 0.04 | 0.04 | — | 0.05 |
| Islington, South East | 0.12 | — | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.07 |
| Highbury | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 |
| The Parish | 0.12 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.07 |
DIPHTHERIA.
Not since 1890 were so few deaths registered as during the year.
They numbered 90, and were 49 below the corrected average of the
preceding 13 years. The death-rate was equal to 0.26 per 1,000
inhabitants.
The deaths declined from 41 in the first quarter to 25 in the
second, and to 12 in the third and fourth quarters.
It is satisfactory to find that Upper Holloway, which not long since
showed a high mortality from this disease, now boasted of the lowest
death-rate.
The returns for the thirteen years 1885-97 have been as follows:—
| 1885 | 167 deaths. | 1893 | 189 deaths. | |||
| 1886 | 72 „ | 1894 | 208 „ | |||
| 1887 | 46 „ | 1895 | 137 „ | |||
| 1888 | 50 „ | 1896 | 247 „ | |||
| 1889 | 62 „ | 1897 | 115 „ | |||
| 1890 | 81 „ | Corrected Mean | 139 „ | |||
| 1891 | 158 „ | 1898 | 90 „ | |||
| 1892 | 150 „ | |||||