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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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1902]
Table XLIII.
| Sub-Districts. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Whole Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tufnell | 0.74 | 0.12 | 0.37 | 0.11 | 0.33 |
| U pper Holloway | 0.12 | 0.23 | 0.70 | 0.76 | 0.46 |
| Tollington | 0.23 | .. | 0.23 | 0.97 | 0.37 |
| Lower Holloway | 0.39 | 0.19 | 0.87 | 0.71 | 0.54 |
| Highbury | 0.37 | 0.19 | 0.50 | 0.63 | 0.43 |
| Barnsbury | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.44 | 0.96 | 0.65 |
| Islington, South East | 0.48 | 0.53 | 0.16 | 0.5 | 0.32 |
| The Borough | 0.42 | 0.31 | 0.44 | 0.58 | 0.44 |
TYPHUS FEVER.
No death was registered from this disease, which for many years has been
it might almost be said, stamped out in London, and as far as Islington is
concerned no death from it has been registered since 1898. Its disappearance
is due entirely to improved sanitation, to the greater light, air, and cleanliness
which are now found in the dwellings of the poor, compared with former years,
when typhus was the great pest of the community.
ENTERIC FEVER.
Enteric Fever was credited with 46 deaths, inclusive of 1 as entered to
Continued Fever, which represent a death-rate of 0.13 per 1,000. These
figures are slightly below the average of the seventeen preceding years, for they
show a decrease of 6 in the number of deaths and of 0.02 in the death-rate.
The deaths were nearly evenly distributed among the sub-registration
districts, for they numbered 7 in Tufnell, 4 in Upper Holloway, 4 in Tollington,
5 in Lower Holloway, 9 in Highbury, 9 in Barnsbury, and 8 in South-East
Islington.