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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 1909
Fifty-fourth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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[1909
PUERPERAL FEVER.
It is pleasing to note that the return (14 cases) was a decrease of 10 on the
corrected average of the preceding 10 years, and, indeed, it is the lowest recorded
since the notification of Puerperal Fever became compulsory. There is no
happier feature of the returns than the decrease from this disease, for it is one
which only occurs at a time that should be the very happiest in a household, viz.,
at the birth of a child. These 10 cases represented an attack rate of 1.71 per
1000 of the births registered in the borough during the year.
Fatality.—It is a notable fact that of the 4 cases that were treated in
hospital, 4 died, or 100 per cent., while of those who were treated at home,
3 died, or 30 per cent. The total fatality was 50 per cent.
Table XCIV.
| Sub-Districts. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Whole Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulnell | •• | 1 | 1 | •• | 2 |
| Upper Holloway | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• |
| Tollington | •• | 2 | 1 | •• | 3 |
| Lower Holloway | •• | 1 | •• | 1 | 2 |
| Highbury | 2 | •• | 1 | •• | 3 |
| Barnsbury | 1 | •• | •• | •• | 1 |
| Islington, South East | 2 | •• | •• | 1 | 3 |
| The Borough | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 |