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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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Table XXXIX.
| Years. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 33 | 152 | 88 | 21 | 294 |
| 1886 | 9 | 34 | 15 | 5 | 63 |
| 1887 | 57 | 213 | 43 | 22 | 335 |
| 1888 | 27 | 12 | 17 | 91 | 147 |
| 1889 | 81 | 70 | 15 | 11 | 177 |
| 1890 | 48 | 114 | 23 | 17 | 202 |
| 1891 | 29 | 63 | 39 | 93 | 224 |
| 1892 | 70 | 56 | 23 | 30 | 179 |
| 1893 | 25 | 52 | 31 | 11 | 119 |
| 1894 | 66 | 118 | 14 | 1 | 199 |
| 1895 | 7 | 36 | 50 | 42 | 135 |
| 1896 | 170 | 84 | 25 | 9 | 288 |
| 1897 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 72 | 97 |
| 1898 | 183 | 107 | 23 | 12 | 325 |
| Mean number of deaths | 58 | 80 | 30 | 31 | 199 |
| Corrected Mean | 62 | 87 | 32 | 34 | 215 |
SCARLET FEVER.
Scarlet Fever only caused 33 deaths, which are equal to a
death-rate of 0.09 per 1000 inhabitants. This rate is not only
below that experienced in England and Wales, but it is also lower
than the rate of the 33 Great Towns, the 67 Other Large Towns,
and of Rural England.