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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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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. |
| Upper Holloway | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Islington, South West | 2.41 | .. | 1.16 | 1.32 | 1.23 |
| Islington, South East | .. | 2.35 | .. | .. | 0.54 |
| Highbury | 2.46 | .. | .. | 2.71 | 1.27 |
| The Parish | 1.25 | 0.43 | 0.40 | 0.88 | 0.74 |
ERYSIPELAS.
From this disease 8 persons died, compared with 11 in the
preceding year and a corrected average of 19 in the years 1891-97.
The death-rate was 0'02 per 1,000 inhabitants.
The deaths and death-rates in each district were as follows :—
| Deaths. | Death-rates. | |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Holloway | 3 = | 0.03 per 1,000 inhabitants. |
| Islington, South-west | 3 = | 0.03 „ „ |
| „ South-east | 2 = | 0.03 „ „ |
| Highbury | 0 = | „ „ |
| Islington | 8 = | 0.02 „ „ |
During the preceding seven years the deaths have been—
| Deaths. | Death-rate. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 9 = | 0.03 per 1,000 inhabitants. |
| 1892 | 20 = | 0.06 „ „ |
| 1893 | 34 = | 0.10 „ „ |
| 1894 | 15 = | 0.04 „ „ |
| 1895 | 16 = | 0.05 „ „ |
| 1896 | 16 = | 0.05 „ „ |
| 1897 | 11 = | 0.03 „ „ |
| Corrected Mean | 18 = | 0.05 „ „ |
| 1898 | 8 = | 0.02 „ „ |