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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 1915
Sixtieth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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1915]
The following tabular statement gives the particulars for each quarter during 1915, together with the decennial average for the corresponding periods:
| Quarters. | Cases. | Attack-rates. | Decennial averages. | Increase. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | 523 | 6.61 | 431 | + 92 |
| Second | 449 | 5.68 | 407 | + 42 |
| Third | 546 | 6.90 | 528 | + 18 |
| Fourth | 692 | 8.75 | 673 | + 19 |
Fatality from the Notifiable Infectious Diseases.
By "Fatality" is meant the percentage proportion of deaths to attacks of
sickness.
During the year it was found that of the 2,210 cases notified, 118 deaths
occurred, or 5.3 per cent., which contrasts with an average percentage of 7.4 in the preceding 24 years, 1891-1914.
| Years. | Cases. | Deaths. | Fatality. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 2,059 | 258 | 12.5 |
| 1892 | 3,318 | 291 | 8.7 |
| 1893 | 4,853 | 383 | 7.9 |
| 1894 | 3,121 | 339 | 10.8 |
| 1895 | 2,839 | 266 | 9.3 |
| 1896 | 3,824 | 390 | 10.2 |
| 1897 | 2,906 | 258 | 8.8 |
| 1898 | 2,418 | 173 | 7.1 |
| 1899 | 2,943 | 238 | 8.1 |
| 1900 | 2,276 | 202 | 8.8 |
| 1901 | 2,852 | 250 | 8.7 |
| 1902 | 3,164 | 268 | 8.4 |
| 1903 | 1,707 | 108 | 6.3 |
| 1904 | 1,941 | 119 | 6.1 |
| 1905 | 1,928 | 107 | 5.5 |
| 1906 | 2,275 | 115 | 5.0 |
| 1907 | 2,063 | 100 | 4.8 |
| 1908 | 2,289 | 126 | 5.5 |
| 1909 | 2,049 | 87 | 4.2 |
| 1910 | 1,525 | 79 | 5.2 |
| 1911 | 1,759 | 104 | 5.9 |
| 1912 | 1,577 | 62 | 3.9 |
| 1913 | 2,171 | 76 | 3.5 |
| 1914 | 2,947 | 112 | 3.8 |
| Total | 60,804 | 4,511 | 7.4 |
| 1915 | 2,210 | 118 | 5.3 |