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Islington 1906
Fifty-first annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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1906
Table XLVI.
Showing the Death-rates from Whooping Cough of the Sub-Districts for each Quarter.
| Sub-Districts. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Whole Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tufrrell | 0.23 | 0.12 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.27 |
| Upper Holloway | 0.11 | 0.22 | 0.11 | .. | 0.11 |
| Tollington | 0.22 | 0.11 | .. | 0.11 | 0.11 |
| Lower Holloway | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.38 | 0.09 | 0.22 |
| Highbury | 0.24 | 0.18 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.16 |
| Barnsbury | 0.44 | 0.52 | 0.15 | 0.59 | 0.43 |
| Islington, South East | 0.26 | 0.16 | 0.11 | 0.21 | 0.18 |
| The Borough | 0.25 | 0.22 | 0.16 | 0.22 | 0.21 |
ENTERIC FEVER.
For the fourth year in succession the deaths from this disease have been
remarkably few, and in 1906 they numbered only 19, as compared with a
corrected average of 43 in the preceding twenty years. In 1903 there
were 22 deaths, in 1904, 18, in 1905, 17. Its records for each year since 1885
have been given in Table XXVIII, but it may be stated that in the five years
1896-90, on an average, 52 deaths were registered per annum; in the next five
years 1891-95, 37; in the succeeding five years 1896-1900, 44: and in the five
years 1901-05, 20. This reduction in the deaths from Enteric Fever is
especially gratifying, as it is essentially a disease amenable to sanitary
measures.
The deaths occurred at the following age periods:—
| 5-15 | 1 or 0.0. per 1,000 living at this age |
| 15-25 | 5 „ 0.07 „ „ |
| 25-35 | 4 „ 0.06 „ „ |
| 35-45 | 4 „ 0.09 „ „ |
| 45-55 | 4 „ 0.12 „ „ |
| 55 and upwards | 1 „ 0.02 „ „ |