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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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[1899
SCARLET FEVER.
There were 1,494 notifications made, or 270 less than the
corrected average. The disease was very equally distributed in
proportion to the population in the several Sub-districts.

Table: The case-rate was 4.28 per 1,000 inhabitants.

The case-rate was 4.28 per 1,000 inhabitants.

1891728 cases= 2,27 case-rate per 1,000 inhabitants.
18921,710 „= 5.29 ,, ,, ,,
18932,880 „=8.81 ,, ,, ,,
18941,493 ,,= 4.52 ,, ,, ,,
18951,692 „= 5.06 ,, ,, ,,
18962,031 „= 6.01 ,, ,, ,,
18971,577 ,,= 4.62 ,, ,, ,,
18981,336 ,,= 3.87 ,, ,, ,,
Corrected mean1,764 ,,= 5.06 ,, ,, ,,
18991,4944.28 ,, ,, ,,

Table: Table LXIII. Showing the Sickness from Scarlet Fever in the Sub-Districts for each Quarter and for the Year.

Table LXIII. Showing the Sickness from Scarlet Fever in the Sub-Districts for each Quarter and for the Year.

Sub-Districts.1st Quarter.2nd Quarter.3rd Quarter.4th Quarter.Whole Year.
Upper Holloway1259899133455
Islington, South West9096114139439
Islington, South East505610694306
Highbury56687793294
The Parish3213183964591,494