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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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Table XXXII.
| diseases | years | Corrected average number of cases. | Increase or Decrease | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 1 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | 1914 | 1905-14 | 1915 | |||
| Small Pox | Cases | 3 | 1 | .. | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Rate | 0.01 | 0.00 | .. | ... | 0.01 | 0.00 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Scarlet Fever | Cases | 1198 | 1386 | 1216 | 1409 | 1285 | 730 | 804 | 811 | 1317 | 1853 | 1190 | 1332 | +142 |
| Rate | 3.61 | 4.18 | 3.68 | 4.20 | 3.91 | 2.22 | 2.46 | 2.49 | 3.97 | 5.71 | 3.63 | 4.21 | +0.58 | |
| Diphtheria | Cases | 351 | 437 | 480 | 522 | 425 | 463 | 590 | 512 | 546 | 651 | 494 | 620 | +126 |
| Rate | 1. 06 | 1.32 | 1.45 | 1.64 | 1.29 | 1.41 | 1.8o | 1.57 | 1.65 | 2.01 | 1.51 | 1.96 | +0.45 | |
| Membranous Croup | Cases | ... | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | ... |
| Rate | ... | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | ||
| Enteric Fever | Cases | 100 | 149 | 92 | 97 | 95 | 89 | 73 | 49 | 50 | 76 | 86 | 28 | —58 |
| Rate | 0.30 | 0.45 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.22 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.23 | 0.26 | —0.17 | ||
| Typhus Fever | Cases | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Rate | ... | 0.00 | ... | ... | 0.00 | 0.00 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Erysipelas | Cases | 252 | 274 | 252 | 235 | 221 | 212 | 275 | 185 | 226 | 334 | 245 | 203 | —42 |
| Rate | 0.76 | 0.83 | 0.76 | 0.70 | 0.67 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.57 | 0.68 | 1.03 | 0.74 | 0.64 | —0.10 | |
| Puerperal Fever* | Cases | 24 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 23 | + 3 | |
| Rate | 2.74 | 2.79 | 2.46 | 1.96 | 1.71 | 2.44 | 1.76 | 1.95 | 3.41 | 3.10 | 3.50 | 3.48 | — 0.02 | |
| Continued Fever | Cases | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Rate | ... | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ... | 0.00 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Totals | Cases | 1928 | 2275 | 2063 | 2289 | 2049 | 1525 | 1759 | 1577 | 2171 | 2947 | 2040 | 2210 | +170 |
| Rates | 5.81 | 6.87 | 6-25 | 6-82 | 6.23 | 4.65 | 5.37 | 4.83 | 6.54 | 9.08 | 6.21 | 6.98 | +o.77 | |
*Per 1000 Registered Births.