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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 1900
Forty-fifth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Borough of Islington
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1900] 112
Cases of Diphtheria Nursed at Home.
| Quarter. | Cases. | Deaths. | Percentage Fatality. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 43 | 4 | 9·3 |
| 2nd | 31 | 9 | 29·0 |
| 3rd | 40 | 8 | 20·0 |
| 4th | 45 | 9 | 20·0 |
| The Year | 159 | 30 | 18·8 |
HOSPITAL STATISTICS.
Table XC. Showing the number of cases of the several infectious diseases removed from Islington to the Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospitals for treatment and isolation during 1900.
| Metropolitan Asylums Board's Hospitals. | Small Pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Other Diseases. | Total Admissions. | Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern | .. | 20 | 326 | 43 | .. | 36 | 425 | 66 |
| North Eastern | .. | 635 | 1 | 2 | .. | 40 | 678 | 14 |
| North Western | .. | 67 | 60 | 42 | .. | 11 | 170 | 22l |
| Western | .. | 2 | 3 | .. | .. | 1 | 6 | .. |
| South Western | .. | 4 | 5 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | .. |
| Fountain | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| South Eastern | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. |
| Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Northern Convalescent | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Totals | .. | 728 | 386 | 87 | .. | 88 | 1,289 | 103 |