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Islington 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1912]
Table LXXIV.
| Year. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Total of Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Total of Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. | Deaths to 100 cases of Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. | Departure from Average Fatality of 10 years.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902 | 871 | 7 | 878 | 101 | 3 | 104 | 11.8 | - 8.8 |
| 1903 | 452 | 3 | 455 | 41 | 2 | 43 | 9.4 | - 10.0 |
| 1904 | 347 | .. | 347 | 27 | 1 | 28 | 8.1 | - 10.3 |
| 1905 | 351 | .. | 351 | 33 | 1 | 34 | 9.7 | - 7.3 |
| 1906 | 437 | 2 | 439 | 30 | 2 | 32 | 7.3 | - 8.6 |
| 1907 | 480 | 1 | 481 | 41 | 1 | 42 | 8.7 | - 5.2 |
| 1908 | 522 | 8 | 530 | 59 | 1 | 60 | 11.3 | - 1.6 |
| 1909 | 425 | 5 | 430 | 30 | 1 | 31 | 7.2 | - 5.2 |
| 1910 | 463 | 8 | 471 | 34 | — | 34 | 7.2 | - 4.1 |
| 1911 | 590 | 3 | 593 | 53 | — | 53 | 8.9 | - 1.3 |
| 1902-11 | 4,938 | 37 | 4,975 | 449 | 12 | 461 | 9.3 | — |
| 1912 | 512 | 4 | 516 | 38 | 38 | 7.3 | - 2.0 |
* The last column shows the departure from the average fatality of the ten years preceding the
year indicated.
Table LXXV.
| Quarter. | Cases Nursed at Home. | Cases Nursed at Hospitals. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases. | Deaths. | Percentage Fatality. | Cases. | Deaths. | Percentage Fatality. | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1st | 10 | 3 | 30.0 | 114 | 6 | 5.2 |
| 2nd | 9 | 1 | 11.1 | 120 | 5.5 | |
| 3rd | 13 | — | — | 121 | 9 | 7.4 |
| 4th | 18 | 1 | 5.5 | 111 | 11 | 9.9 |
| Year | 50 | 5 | 10.0 | 466 | 33 | 7.0 |
Note —In comparing columns 3 and 6 it must not be forgotten that it is only the mildest cases
which as a rule are retained at home. The worst cases are invariably hurried to hospital.