Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Fifty-first annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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[1906
Table XXIX.
| Diseases. | Corrected Average, Number of Deaths 1886-1905. | 1906 | Increase or Decrease. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | 4 | .. | - 4 |
| Measles | 184 | 187 | + 3 |
| Scarlet Fever | 51 | 37 | — 14 |
| Diphtheria | 118 | 32 | — 86 |
| Whooping Cough | 172 | 74 | — 98 |
| Typhus Fever | .. | .. | — |
| Enteric Fever | 43 | 19 | — 24 |
| Continued & Ill-defined Fevers | 1 | . . | — 1 |
| Diarrhcea | 206 | 213 | + 7 |
| The Above Diseases | 779 | 562 | — 217 |
The following statement shows the position occupied by Islington with respect to the Epidemic Diseases in the country:—
| Epidemic death-rate. | ||
|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 1.73 per 1,000 inhabitants. | |
| 76 Great Towns | 2.24 „ „ | |
| 142 Smaller Towns | 1.71 „ „ | |
| Rural Districts | 1.18 „ „ | |
| The Encircling Boroughs | St. Pancras | 1.65 „ „ |
| Stoke Newington | 1.10 „ „ | |
| Hackney | 1.58 „ „ | |
| Hornsey | 0.97 „ „ | |
| Finsbury | 3.59 „ „ | |
| Shoreditch | 3.13 „ „ | |
| The Encircling Boroughs | 1.96 „ „ | |
| County of London | West London Districts | 1.64 ,, ,, |
| North „ „ | 1.46 „ „ | |
| Central „ „ | 2.59 „ „ | |
| East „ „ | 2.81 ,, „ | |
| South „ „ | 1.90 „ „ | |
| County of London | 1.93 „ „ | |
| Islington | 1.63 „ „ | |