Sixty-fifth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington page 27

Islington 1920

Sixty-fifth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington

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[1920
Puerperal Fever.-Twenty-nine cases were notified, being in the
proportion of 3.08 per 1,000 births. The notifications were 9 above the average
(20) of the preceding ten years, and showed an increase of 0.31 in the
proportion of attacks to 1,000 births.
The deaths numbered 9, which represented a fatality of 31 per cent.
The deaths occurring in hospital numbered 5, and equalled a fatalily rate of
25 per cent, of the cases treated.

Table: Cases of Puerperal Fever notified and inquired into during the year 1920.

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Cases of Puerperal Fever notified and inquired into during the year 1920.

	Tufnell.	Upper Holloway.	Tollington	Lower Holloway.	Highbury.	Barnsbury	Islington South-East	The Borough.
Cases notified	6	..	3	3	4	6	7	29
Patient delivered by Doctor	4*	..	..	..	2	4	6	16
,, „ by Midwife	1	..	2*	3	2	2	1	11
Cases inquired into	6	..	3	3	4	6	7	29
,, treated in Hospital	5	..	1	1	2	6	5	20
,, treated at Home	1	..	2	2	2	..	2	9

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* There were two cases where miscarriage occurred,
FATALITY FROM THE NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
By "Fatality" is meant the percentage proportion of deaths to attacks of
sickness.

Table: During the year it was found that of the 2,870 cases notified 173 deaths occurred, or 6 per cent., which contrasts with an average percentage of 4.8 in the preceding ten years 1910-19.

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During the year it was found that of the 2,870 cases notified 173 deaths occurred, or 6 per cent., which contrasts with an average percentage of 4.8 in the preceding ten years 1910-19.

Years.	Cases.	Deaths.	Fatality.
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
1915	2,210	118	5.3
1916	1,439	87	6.0
1917	1,251	55	4.4
1918	1,125	67	6.0
1919	1,913	95	4.8
Total	17,917	855	4.8
1920	2,870	173	6.0

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Islington 1920

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Table: Cases of Puerperal Fever notified and inquired into during the year 1920.

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Table: During the year it was found that of the 2,870 cases notified 173 deaths occurred, or 6 per cent., which contrasts with an average percentage of 4.8 in the preceding ten years 1910-19.