Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Forty-ninth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Borough of Islington
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1904
Table XXVI.
| Years. | Deaths. | Death-rates. | Years. | Deaths | Death-rates. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 1,099 | 3.69 | 1896 | 1,038 | 3.07 |
| 1886 | 760 | 2.52 | 1897 | 638 | 1.89 |
| 1887 | 1,036 | 3.39 | 1898 | 933 | 2.77 |
| 1888 | 714 | 2.31 | 1899 | 781 | 2.32 |
| 1889 | 604 | 2.01 | 1900 | 660 | 1.96 |
| 1890 | 771 | 2.44 | 1901 | 628 | 1.87 |
| 1891 | 899 | 2.81 | 1902 | 608 | 1.80 |
| 1892 | 798 | 2.47 | 1903 | 471 | 1.39 |
| 1893 | 884 | 2.70 | Corrected mean number of deaths—1885-1903 | 817 | 2.39 |
| 1894 | 808 | 2.44 | |||
| 1895 | 650 | 1.94 | Increase or Decrease | -211 | -0.61 |
Table XXVII.
| Diseases. | Corrected Average, Number of Deaths 1885-1903. | 1904. | Increase or Decrease. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | 12 | -11 | |
| Measles | 192 | -11 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 50 | -15 | |
| Diphtheria | 132 | -104 | |
| Whooping Cough | 181 | -98 | |
| Typhus Fever | 1 | -1 | |
| Enteric Fever | 46 | -28 | |
| Continued & Ill-defined Fevers | 1 | -1 | |
| Diarrhœa | 202 | +58 | |
| The Above Diseases | 817 | -211 |