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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
Table XCVIII.
| DISEASES. | years. | Mean Attack Hates. | Attack Rate. | Increase or Decrease | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899. | 1900. | 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | 1899-1908. | 1909. | ||
| Small Pox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 0.80 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 0.04 | —0.10 |
| Scarlet Fever | 4.44 | 3.20 | 3.84 | 3.99 | 2.55 | 3.36 | 3.49 | 4.02 | 3.50 | 3.96 | 3.65 | 3.66 | +0.01 |
| Diphtheria | 2.05 | 1.86 | 2.69 | 2.53 | 1.33 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.27 | 1.39 | 1.47 | 1.66 | 1.21 | —0.45 |
| Membranous Croup | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | ... | ... | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 001 | —0.01 |
| Enteric Fever | 1.05 | 0.77 | 0.84 | 0.75 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.29 | 0.43 | 0.26 | 0. 27 | 0.5 | 0.27 | —0.27 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ... | 0.00 | ... | ... | ... | 0.00 | ... |
| Erysipelas | 1.04 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 1.04 | 0.67 | 0.82 | 0.74 | 0.80 | 0.73 | 0.66 | 0.82 | 0.63 | —0.19 |
| *Puerperal Fever | 3.42 | 1.73 | 3.67 | 2.06 | 2.11 | 2.70 | 2.74 | 2.79 | 2.46 | 1.96 | 2.59 | 1.71 | —0.88 |
| Continued Fever | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0 00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | ... | ... | 0.00 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cholera | o oo | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 8.75 | 6.78 | 8.50 | 9.20 | 5.03 | 5.69 | 5.62 | 6.59 | 5.94 | 6.43 | 6.87 | 5.83 | —1.04 |
* These figures are calculated as per 1,000 Registered Births.