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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 1902
Forty-seventh annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Borough of Islington
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Table XCIII.
| DISEASES. | YEARS. | Mean Attack Kates. | Attack Rate: | Increase or Decrease | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892. | 1893. | 1894. | 1895. | 1896. | 1897. | 1898. | 1899. | 1900. | 1901. | 1892-01. | 1902. | ||
| Small Pox | 0.13 | 0.36 | 0.27 | 0.07 | 0.15 | 0. 00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 0.11 | 0.80 | +0.69 |
| Scarlet Fever | 5.29 | 8.81 | 4.52 | 5.06 | 6.02 | 4.68 | 3.97 | 4.44 | 3.20 | 3.84 | 4.97 | 3.99 | —0.98 |
| Diphtheria | 2.15 | 2.61 | 2.55 | 1.69 | 3.16 | 2.08 | 1.58 | 2.05 | 1.86 | 2.69 | 2.24 | 2.53 | +0.29 |
| Membranous Croup | 0.13 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.02 | —0.05 |
| Enteric Fever | 0.68 | 0.77 | 0.74 | 0.55 | 0.68 | 0.76 | 0.70 | 1.05 | 0.77 | 0.84 | 0.75 | 0.75 | ... |
| Typhus Fever | ... | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | ... | ... | 0.00 | ... | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ... |
| Erysipelas | 1.70 | 2.06 | 1.20 | 0.96 | 1.14 | 0.93 | 0.83 | 1.04 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 1.15 | 1.04 | —0.11 |
| *Puerperal Fever | 5.34 | 3.90 | 2.42 | 2.23 | 3.02 | 2.74 | 2.86 | 3.42 | 1.73 | 3.67 | 2.98 | 2.06 | —0.92 |
| Continued Fever | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.01 | —0.01 |
| Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cholera | 0.00 | 0.00 | ... | ... | ... | 0.00 | ... | 0.00 | ... | ... | 0.00 | ... | ... |
| Totals | 10.26 | 14.84 | 9.44 | 8.50 | 11.32 | 8.62 | 7.18 | 8.75 | 6.78 | 8.50 | 9.40 | 9.20 | —0.20 |
* These figures are calculated as per 1,000 Registered Births.