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Islington 1899

Forty-fourth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Islington

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118
1899]

Table: The preceding returns from the infectious diseases taken together have been as follows:—

The preceding returns from the infectious diseases taken together have been as follows:—

Cases.Case rate.
18912,063=6.4 per 1,000 inhabitants.
18923,320=10.3 „ ,,
18934,853=14.8 ,, ,,
18943,123=9.4 ,, ,,
18952,840=8.5 ,, ,,
18963,822=11.3 ,, ,,
18972,906=8.5 „ ,,
18982,418=7.0 ,, ,,
Corrected mean3,266=8.43 ,, ,,
18992,9438.44 „ ,,
Decrease on mean323+0.01 ,, ,,

Table: In the several sub-registration districts the figures were as follows:—

In the several sub-registration districts the figures were as follows:—

Upper Holloway1,105= 10.65 per 1,000 inhabitants.
Islington, South-west800= 7.37 „ ,,
Islington, South-east546= 8.01 „ ,,
Highbury492= 7.21 „ ,,
Total2,943= 8.44 „ ,,

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The cases that occurred in the several wards are given in Table
LXXXII., page 131.
SMALLPOX.
Three cases were notified, but in my opinion the diseases was
not smallpox. Altogether 29 cases were notified in London.

Table: The cases were 40 below the corrected average of the preceding six years.

The cases were 40 below the corrected average of the preceding six years.

18911 case.18973 cases.
189242 cases.18980 „
1893118 „
189490 „Corrected mean43 ,,
189525 ,,
189650 „18993 „