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Islington 1903
Forty-eighth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Borough of Islington
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[1903
SEPTIC DISEASES.
Erysipelas. —To this disease only 9 deaths were referred, 4 being of males
and 5 of females, and representing a death-rate of 0.02 per 1,000 inhabitants.
One of the deaths occurred in a public institution situated within the borough.
This return is the lowest, with one exception, since 1891. To each of the
sub-districts of Toliington, Barnsbury, and Islington South East, 2 deaths were
credited; to Tufnell, Lower Holloway and Highbury 1 death; and to Upper
Holloway none. (Vide Tables LVII. and LVIII.)
Puerperal Fever.—Nine deaths of women were attributed to this disease
of child-bed compared with an average of twelve in the preceding twelve years.
The mortality was in the proportion of 1.0 to every 1,000 children born within
the year. This rate is considerably less than that which usually obtains in
England. All the deceased women were between 25 and 35 years of age ; and
3 of the deaths occurred in hospitals. (Vide Tables LIX. and LX.)
Table LVII.
Deaths
| Deaths. | Death Rates. | |
|---|---|---|
| Tufnell | 1 | 0.03 per 1,000 inhabitants. |
| Upper Holloway | ... | ... „ „ |
| Tollington | 2 | 0.06 „ ,, |
| Lower Holloway | 1 | 0.02 „ „ |
| Highbury | 1 | 0.01 „ „ |
| Barnsbury | 2 | 0.03 „ „ |
| Islington, South-East | 2 | 0.02 „ „ |