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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 1904
Forty-ninth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Borough of Islington
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The particulars for each year since 1891 are seen below:—
| Years. | Cases. | Attack-rates. |
|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,059 = | 6.43 per 1,000 inhabitants. |
| 1892 | 3,318 = | 10.26 „ „ |
| 1893 | 4.853 = | 14.84 ,, ,, |
| 1894 | 3,121 = | 9.44 ,, ,, |
| 1895 | 2,841 = | 8.50 „ „ |
| 1896 | 3,822 = | 11.32 ,, ,, |
| 1897 | 2,906 = | 8.62 ,, ,, |
| 1898 | 2,418 = | 7.18 ,, ,, |
| 1899 | 2.943 = | 8.75 ,, ,, |
| 1900 | 2,276 = | 6.78 ,, ,, |
| 1901 | 2,852 = | 8.50 ,, ,, |
| 1902 | 3.164 = | 9.20 ,, ,, |
| 1903 | 1,707 = | 5.03 ,, ,, |
| 1904 | 1,941 = | 5.69 ,, ,, |
The Sub-registration Districts.—The heaviest incidence of the
infectious diseases was felt in Tollington, where it was at the rate of 8.82 per
1,000 of the population, while their lowest incidence occurred in the neighbouring
Sub-district (Upper Holloway), where the rate was only 4.66.
The particulars for each sub-district are as follows:
| Cases. | Attack-rates. | |
|---|---|---|
| Tufnell | 155 | 4.66 per 1,000 inhabitants. |
| Upper Holloway | 146 | 4.15 ,, ,, |
| Tollington | 310 | 8.82 ,, ,, |
| Lower Holloway | 2l8 | 5.24 ,, ,, |
| Highbury | 338 | 5.14 ,, ,, |
| Barnsbury | 399 | 7.36 ,, ,, |
| Islington South East | 375 | 4.94 ,, ,, |
| Total | 1,941 | 5.69 ,, ,, |
In the Wards the cases and attack-rates are as follows:—
| Cases. | Attack-rates. | |
|---|---|---|
| Tufnell | 155 | 4.66 per 1,000 inhabitants. |
| Upper Holloway | 146 | 4.15 ,, ,, |
| Tollington | 310 | 8.82 ,, ,, |
| Lower Holloway | 218 | 5.24 ,, ,, |
| Highbury | 184 | 5.27 ,, ,, |
| Mildmay | 133 | 5.33 ,, ,, |
| Thornhill | 266 | 7.96 ,, ,, |
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