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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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Table XCIV.
| DISEASES. | YEARS. | Mean Attack Kates. | Attack Rate. | Increase or Decrease. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894. | 1895. | 1896. | 1897. | 1898. | 1899. | 1900. | 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | 1894-03. | 1904. | ||
| Small Pox | 0.27 | 0.07 | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 0.80 | 0.03 | 0.15 | 0.05 | —0.10 |
| Scarlet Fever | 4.52 | 5.06 | 6.02 | 4.68 | 3.97 | 4.44 | 3.20 | 3.84 | 3.99 | 2.55 | 4.23 | 3.36 | —0.87 |
| Diphtheria | 2.55 | 1.69 | 3.16 | 2.08 | 1.58 | 2.05 | .186 | 2.69 | 2.53 | 1.33 | 2.16 | 1.02 | —1.14 |
| Membranous Croup | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.05 | ... | —0.05 | |
| Enteric Fever | 0.74 | 0.55 | 0.68 | 0.76 | 0.70 | 1.05 | 0.77 | 0.84 | 0.75 | 0.38 | 0.72 | 0.37 | —0.35 |
| Typhus Fever | 0.00 | 0.01 | ... | ... | 0.00 | ... | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ... |
| Erysipelas | 1.20 | 0.96 | 1.14 | 0.93 | 0.83 | 1.04 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.14 | 0.67 | 0.95 | 0.82 | —0.13 |
| Puerperal Fever | 2.42 | 2.23 | 3.02 | 2.74 | 2.86 | 3.42 | 1.73 | 3.67 | 2.06 | 2.11 | 2.49 | 2.70 | +0.21 |
| Continued Fever | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | ... | — 0.01 | |
| Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | 0.00 | ... | 0.00 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 9.44 | 8.50 | 11.32 | 8.62 | 7.18 | 8.75 | 6.78 | 8.50 | 9.20 | 5.03 | 8.34 | 5.69 | —2.65 |
* These figures are calculated as per 1,000 Registered Births.