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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: Table XLVII. Showing the Deaths from Diphtheria in the Sub- Districts for each Quarter.

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.
Upper Holloway1033218
Islington, South West12105330
Islington, South East1482529
Highbury542213
The Parish4125121290

Table: Table XLVIII. Showing the Death-rates of the Sub-Districts from Diphtheria for each Quarter.

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.
Upper Holloway0.390.110.110.080.18
Islington, South West0.440.370.180.110.28
Islington, South East0.830.470.120.290.43
Highbury0.300.240.120.120.19
The Parish0.470.290.140.140.26

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WHOOPING COUGH.
This disease was the cause of 168 deaths, which were 33 below the
corrected average of the years 1885 — 97.

Table: The preceding records of the disease were:—

The preceding records of the disease were:—

1885210 deaths.1893181 deaths
1886214 „1894188 „
1887240 „189581 „
1888231 „1896234 „
188986 „1897130 „
1890204 „
1891255 „Corrected mean201 „
1892161 „1898168 „