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Appendix II.
BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON.
FINAL REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH ON
THE OUTBREAK OF SMALL-POX.
Town Hall, Upper Street,
Islington, N.,
° ioth November, 1902.
To the Chairman and Members of the Public Health Committee.
Gentlemen,
I am now in a position to report on the epidemic of Small Pox which
has been prevalent in the borough during part of the years 1901 and 1902, for
apparently the end of the epidemic has been reached ; although it is possible
that some sporadic cases may from time to time be notified.
Period of time during which it Lasted.—The first cases became
known on August 27th iyoi and the last notification was received on
August 29th 1902, so that the period covered by the epidemic was exactly one
year and three days.
Number of Notifications and Genuine Cases.—During the epidemic
354 notification certificates, relating to separate cases, were received, of which
317 proved genuine Small Pox, while in 37 instances, representing 10 4 per
cent, of the notifications, the diagnoses were inaccurate.
Intensity of the Epidemic.—The 317 cases were in the proportion of
9'4 per ten thousand persons estimated to be living in the borough. This