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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 1899
Forty-fourth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Islington
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1899]
SEPTIC DISEASES.
Erysipelas.
Sixteen deaths were referred to erysipelas, or one below the
corrected average of eight years. These deaths are equal to a
death rate of 0.04 per 1,000.
It is noticeable that the mortality was greater at two periods
of life, namely under one year, and between 45 and 55. At the
former age period there were six deaths, and at the latter five,
leaving only five to be distributed over the other periods of life.
The mortality in each registration sub-district was as follows:
| Deaths. | Death rates. |
|---|---|
| Upper Holloway 4 = | 0.04 per 1,000 inhabitants. |
| Islington, South-west 3 = | |
| „ South-east 7 = | 0.10 ,, ,, |
| Highbury 2 = | |
During the preceding eight years the deaths have been:—
| Deaths. | Death rates. |
|---|---|
| 1891 9 = | 0.03 per 1,000 inhabitants. |
| 1892 20 = | 0.06 ,, ,, |
| 1893 34 = | 0.10 ,, ,, |
| 1894 15 = | 0.04 „ „ |
| 1895 16 = | 0.05 „ „ |
| 1896 16 = | 0.05 „ „ |
| 1897 11 = | 0.03 „ „ |
| 1898 8 = | 0.02 „ „ |
| Corrected mean 17 = | 0.05 „ „ |