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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 1905
Fiftieth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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Table LXXXII.
| Quarter. | Cases Nursed at Home. | Cases Nursed at Hospital. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases. 1 | Deaths. 2 | Percentage Fatality 3 | Cases 4 | Deaths. 5 | Percentage Fatality. 6 | |
| ISt | 26 | 2 | 7.7 | 65 | 9 | I3.8 |
| 2nd | 12 | 1 | 8.3 | 51 | 4 | 7.8 |
| 3rd | 7 | 2 | 28.6 | 89 | 6 | 6.7 |
| 4th | 25 | 3 | I2.0 | 76 | 7 | 9.2 |
| Year | 70 | 8 | 11.4 | 281 | 26 | 9.2 |
Note - In comparing columns 3 and 6 it must not be forgotten that it is only the mildest cases
which as a rule are retained at home. The worst cases are invariably hurried to hospital.