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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 1906
Fifty-first annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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1906
DIPHTHERIA.
The decrease in the number of deaths has been accompanied by a decrease in the number of cases, but the former have decreased in a far greater ratio than the latter, as may be seen in the following statement:—
| Year. | Cases. | Attack Rates. | Deaths. | Death Rates. | Fatality (Deaths per 100 cases) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 1091 | 3.23 | 257 | 0.76 | 23.5 |
| 1897 | 729 | 2.17 | 131 | 0.39 | 18.0 |
| 1898 | 544 | 1.62 | 93 | 0.27 | 17.1 |
| 1899 | 705 | 2.10 | 128 | 0.38 | 18.2 |
| 1900 | 633 | 1.89 | 106 | 0.32 | 16.7 |
| 1901 | 911 | 2.72 | 134 | 0.40 | 14.7 |
| 1902 | 878 | 2.55 | 104 | 0.30 | 11.8 |
| 1903 | 455 | 1.34 | 43 | 0.13 | 9.4 |
| 1904 | 347 | 1.02 | 28 | 0.08 | 8.1 |
| 1905 | 351 | 1.02 | 34 | 0.10 | 9.7 |
| Corrected Mean | 678 | 108 | 0.31 | 15.9 | |
| 1906 | 439 | 1.27 | 32 | 0.09 | 7.3 |
| Decrease | 239 | 0.69 | 76 | 022 | 8.6 |
The cause of the decreased fatality is generally attributed to the antitoxin
treatment.
Table XLIII.
| Sub-Districts. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Whole Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tufnell | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Upper Holloway | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 |
| Tollington | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Lower Holloway | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Highbury | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 |
| Barnsbury | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 |
| Islington, South East | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| The Borough | 10 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 32 |