Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Forty-fourth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Parish of St. Mary, Islington
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[1899
The following statement shows the fatal incidence of the Zymotic Diseases in the several districts arranged in order from least to highest death-rate :—
| Sub-Districts. | Death-rates | Deaths. |
|---|---|---|
| Islington, South-east | 1.62 | 111 |
| Highbury | 1.83 | 125 |
| Upper Holloway | 2.35 | 244 |
| Islington, South-west | 2.69 | 293 |
Table XXIX.
| DISTRICTS. | Small Pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Typhus Fever. | Enteric (Typhoid Pever). | Diarrhoea. | TOTALS. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Holloway | .. | 44 | 4 | 67 | 35 | 18 | 76 | 244 | |
| Islington, South West | .. | 89 | 17 | 20 | 73 | .. | 12 | 112 | 293 |
| Islington, South East | .. | 18 | 3 | 17 | 27 | .. | 6 | 40 | 111 |
| Highbury | .. | 34 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 11 | 30 | 125 | |
| Totals | 155 | 33 | 120 | 160 | 47 | 258 | 773 |