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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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18991
| Sub-Districts. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Whole Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Holloway | •• | •• | •• | •• | •• |
| Islington, South West | 66.6 | 100.0 | 50.0 | •• | 50.0 |
| Islington, South East | •• | •• | 100.0 | *100.0 | 100.0 |
| Highbury | 100.0 | •• | •• | • • | 50.0 |
| The Parish | 60.0 | 50.0 | 33.3 | 50.0 | 47.0 |
* This percentage refers to two cases, of which only one was notified, the other
occurring in an outlying Institution.
ENTERIC FEVER.
The cases, 353 in number, were 116 above the corrected
average of eight years. They represented a case-rate of 1.01 per
1,000, as compared with 0.98 in London and 1.07 in the Encircling
Districts.
The previous returns were as follows:—
| 1891 | 189 cases | = 0.59 per 1,000 inhabitants. |
| 1892 | 219 „ | = 0.68 „ „ |
| 1893 | 251 „ | = 0.77 „ „ |
| 1894 | 245 „ | = 0.74 „ „ |
| 1895 | 184 „ | = 0.55 „ „ |
| 1896 | 229 „ | = 0.68 „ „ |
| 1897 | 256 „ | = 0.75 „ „ |
| 1898 | 237 „ | = 0.68 „ „ |
| Corrected mean | 237 „ | = 0.68 „ „ |
| 1899 | 353 „ | = 1.01 „ |