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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 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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141
[1912
T able LXXX.
| diseases. | years. | Corrected average number of cases. | — | Increase or Decrease. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | 1909. | 1910. | 1911. | 1902-1911. | 1912 | ||
| Small Pox | 276 | 9 | 17 | 34 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 30 | ... | —30 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1372 | 865 | 1146 | 1198 | 1386 | 12l6 | 1409 | 1285 | 730 | 804 | 1126 | —315 | |
| Diphtheria | 871 | 452 | 347 | 351 | 437 | 480 | 522 | 425 | 463 | 590 | 487 | +25 | |
| Membranous Croup | 7 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | ... | |
| Enteric Fever | 257 | 130 | 126 | 100 | 149 | 92 | 97 | 95 | 89 | 73 | 120 | —71 | |
| Typhus Fever | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Erysipelas | 357 | 227 | 280 | 252 | 274 | 235 | 221 | 212 | 275 | 255 | —70 | ||
| Puerperal Fever | 19 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 20 | —4 | |
| Continued Fever | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | —1 |
| Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Totals | 3164 | 1707 | 1941 | 1928 | 2275 | 2063 | 2289 | 2049 | 1525 | 1759 | 2043 | —466 | |
† 1 Case returned after a few days not Small Pox.