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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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1904]
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PUERPERAL DISEASES.
There were 14 deaths from the diseases which this heading embraces,
namely, Puerperal Pyaemia, Septicaemia, Saprsemia, Septic Intoxication, and
the indefinite appellation " Puerperal Fever."
These deaths, all of which occurred between the ages of 20 and 45, were
in the proportion of 1.57 per 1,000 births that occurred during the year. This
proportion is considerably higher than the average for the ten years 1894-1903,
during which it was 1.04 per 1,000 births.
The records for the years mentioned were as follows:—
| Years. | Deaths. | Deaths per 1,000 births. |
|---|---|---|
| 1894 | 8 | 0.84 |
| 1895 | 12 | 1.21 |
| 1896 | 11 | 1.11 |
| 1897 | 10 | 1.01 |
| 1898 | 7 | 0.74 |
| 1899 | 14 | 1.45 |
| 1900 | 6 | 0.65 |
| 1901 | 15 | 1.62 |
| 1902 | 12 | 1.30 |
| I903 | 9 | 1.00 |
| Average 10 | 1.04 | |
| 1904 | 14 | 1.57 |
Table LIX.
| Bub-Districts. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Whole Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tufnell | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Upper Holloway | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
| Tollington | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Lower Holloway | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Highbury | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Barnsbury | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 |
| Islington, South East | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 5 |
| The Borough | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 |