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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 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St. Mary ]
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FATALITY.
TABLE A. Quarterly Summary of Sickness and Deaths recorded.
| Small Pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Enteric (Typhoid Fever.) | Typhus Fever. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Continued Fever. | Relapsing- Fever. | Cholera. | Totals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Cases | 487 | 131 | 3 | 40 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 771 | |||||
| Cases Removed to Hospitals | 286 | 48 | ... | 19 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 377 | |||
| Deaths. | Total | 1 | 19 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 67 | |||
| In Hospital | 1 | 14 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 29 | ||
| At Home | ... | 20 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 38 | |||||
TABLE B.—S howing the P ercentage of a ll oases notified which were removed to hospital, and the fatality among cases treated at H ome and in Public Institutions.
| Small Pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Enteric (Typhoid Ferer.) | Typhus Fever. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Continued Fever. | Relapsing Fever. | Cholera. | Total Percentages. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of no-tified cases removed to Hos-pital. | 36.6 | 47.5 | ... | 7.2 | 40.0 | ... | ... | 48.9 | |||||
| Deaths. | Total | 5.5 | 3.9 | 23.6 | 66.6 | 10.0 | ... | 3.6 | 80.0 | 66.6 | 100.0 | 8.6 | |
| In Hospital | 6.6 | 2.2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 100.0 | 100.0 | ... | ... | 7.6 | ||
| At Home | 2.4 | 24.0 | 66.6 | 19.0 | ... | 66.6 | 50.0 | ... | 100.0 | 9.6 | |||