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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
ENTERIC FEVER.
There were 36 deaths registered, which were equal to a death-rate
of 0.10 per 1,000. They were 13 below the corrected average for 13
years.
In the past thirteen years it caused the following deaths:—
| 1885 | 63 deaths. | 1893 | 48 deaths. | ||||
| 1886 | 60 „ | 1894 | 36 „ | ||||
| 1887 | 45 „ | 1895 | 30 „ | ||||
| 1888 | 59 „ | 1896 | 46 „ | ||||
| 1889 | 61 „ | 1897 | 44 „ | ||||
| 1890 | 39 „ | Corrected mean | 49 „ | ||||
| 1891 | 32 „ | ||||||
| 1892 | 41 „ | 1898 | 36 „ | ||||
Table LI. Showing the Deaths from Enteric Fever in the Sub-Districts for each Quarter.
| Sub-Districts. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter | Whole Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Holloway | 1 | .. | 3 | 6 | 10 | |
| Islington, South West | .. | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | |
| Islington, South East | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | |
| Highbury | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
| The Parish | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 36 | |
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Holloway | 0.04 | .. | 0.11 | 0.23 | 0.09 |
| Islington, South West | .. | 0.04 | 0.11 | 0.22 | 0.09 |
| Islington, South East | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.24 | 0.06 | 0.12 |
| Highbury | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.24 | 0.12 |
| The Parish | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.13 | 0.20 | 0.10 |