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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
Table XLIV.
Showing the Death-rates from Diphtheria of the Sub-Districts for each Quarter.
| Sub-Districts. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Whole Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tufnell | .. | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.08 |
| Upper Holloway | 0.22 | 0.11 | .. | 0.11 | 0.11 |
| Tollington | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.17 |
| Lower Holloway | 0.09 | 0.09 | .. | .. | 0.05 |
| Highbury | 0.06 | 0.06 | .. | 0.06 | 0.05 |
| Barnsbury | 0.15 | 0.07 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.13 |
| Islington, South East | 0.11 | 0.16 | 005 | 0.05 | 009 |
| The Borough | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.09 |
WHOOPING COUGH.
The return of 74 deaths is the lowest registered in the Borough for very
many years, indeed, it is doubtful if since 1851 there have been so few.
The figures for each year are not available, although those for each decennium
are, and they show that between 1851-60 the deaths averaged 102; between
1861-70, 173; between 1871-80, 286; between 1881-go, 207; and between
1891 and 1900, 170 per annum ; while during the five years 1901-05 they have
averaged only 116.
Table XLV.
| Sub-Districts. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Whole Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tufnell | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Upper Holloway | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 4 |
| Tollington | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 |
| Lower Holloway | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| Highbury | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| Barnsbury | 6 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 23 |
| Islington, South East | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| The Borough | 22 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 74 |