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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
CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
This large group of diseases shows a decrease of 29 on the
corrected average of the preceeding six years, the particulars of
which will be found in the succeeding table. The total deaths
numbered 1,115, and are equal to a death-rate of 3.20 per 1000
inhabitants.

Table: Table LIX. Showing the Deaths from the several Constitutional Diseases during the years 1893-8, together with the Corrected Mean Number of Deaths for these years, together with the Deaths in 1899

Table LIX. Showing the Deaths from the several Constitutional Diseases during the years 1893-8, together with the Corrected Mean Number of Deaths for these years, together with the Deaths in 1899

1893.1894.1895.1896.1897.1898.Corrected Mean.1899.Increase or Decrease.
Rheumatic Fever181491720221726+ 9
Rheumatism881212412118- 3
Gout779159794- 5
Rickets910171217191525+10
Cancer238239266291304283282270-12
Gangren989141181015+ 5
Tabes Mesenterica11369808171658450-34
Tubercular Meningitis756210810382879089- 1
Phthisis560539568530520527582583+ 1
Other Tubercular & Scrofulous Diseases103716167107- 3
Purpura422..2124+ 2
Anaemia, Chlorosis, Leucocythaemia81310912111111..
Diabetes2023161913181920+ 1
Other Diseases4..133••23+ 1
Totals1,0939971,1141,1221,0841,0671,1441,113-29