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Islington 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1912]
T able LXXXI.
| diseases. | years. | Mean Attack Kates. | Attack Rate. | Increase or Decrease | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1902. | 1903 | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | 1909. | 1910. | 1911. | 1902-1911 | 1912. | ||
| Small Pox | 0.81 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | —0.09 | |||||
| Scarlet Fever | 4.03 | 2.60 | 3.45 | 3.61 | 4.18 | 3.68 | 4.20 | 3.91 | 2.22 | 2.46 | 3.45 | 2.49 | —0.96 |
| Diphtheria ... | 2.56 | 1.36 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 1.32 | 1.45 | 1.64 | 1.29 | 1.41 | 1.80 | 1.50 | + 0.07 | |
| Membranous Croup.. | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 | ||||
| Enteric Fever | 0.75 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.30 | 0.45 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.27 | 0.22 | 0.37 | —0.22 | |
| Typhus Fever | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||||
| Erysipelas ... | 1.05 | 0.68 | 0.84 | 0.76 | 0.83 | 0.76 | 0.70 | 0.67 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.78 | —0.21 | |
| *Puerperal Fever | 2.06 | 2.11 | 2.70 | 2.74 | 2.79 | 2.46 | 1.96 | 1.71 | 2.44 | 1.76 | 2.35 | —0.40 | |
| Continued Fever | 0.01 | 0.00 | .. | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| Relapsing Fever | |||||||||||||
| Cholera | |||||||||||||
| Totals | 9.29 | 5.12 | 5.84 | 5.81 | 6.87 | 6.25 | 6.82 | 6.23 | 4.65 | 5.37 | 6.26 | —1.43 | |
* These figures are calculated as per 1,000 Registered Births.