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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 1903
Forty-eighth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Borough of Islington
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1903]
Table XLI.
| Sub-Districts. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Whole Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tufnell | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Upper Holloway | 1 | .. | . . | 3 | |
| Tollington | 2 | 1 | 1 | .. | 4 |
| Lower Holloway | 8 | 4 | 1 | 14 | |
| Highbury | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
| Barnsbury | 5 | 2 | 3 | .. | 10 |
| Islington, South East | 1 | 2 | .. | 3 | 6 |
| The Borough | 20 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 43 |
Table XLII.
| Sub-Districts. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Whole Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tufnell | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 |
| Upper Holloway | 0.23 | 0.11 | .. | .. | 0.09 |
| Tollington | 0.28 | 0.1l | 0.11 | .. | 0.11 |
| Lower Holloway | 0.77 | 0.39 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.34 |
| Highbury | 0.06 | .. | .. | 0.06 | 0.03 |
| Barnsbury | 0.37 | 0.15 | 0.22 | .. | 0.18 |
| Islington, South East | 0.05 | 0.11 | .. | 0.16 | 0.08 |
| The Borough | 0.24 | 0.13 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.13 |
WHOOPING COUGH.
The deaths attributed to this disease during the year numbered 152 at all
ages, equal to a death-rate of 0.45 per 1,000 of the population, and were fewer
by 29 than the average, after correction for increase of the population had been