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Islington 1912

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]

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[1912
ISOLATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES.

The following statement gives the percentages for each year from 1896, in which it will be seen that the percentage has gradually increased from 48.4 in 1896, to 77.1 in 1906, and to 84.1 in 1912.

189648.4 per cent.190576.1per cent.
189755 .7 „190677.1
189858.4 „190780.0
189964.6 „190880.4
190068.2 „190983.2
190169.6 „191081.6
190271.9 „.91180.5
190372.6 „191284.1
190475.5 „

The particulars for each disease have been given under their various headings in that part of the report relating to the notification of infectious diseases, but they are tabulated below for easy reference:—

Disease.Cases.Removed to Hospital.Percentage removed to Hospital.
Scarlet Fever81176894.7
Diphtheria51646690.3
Enteric Fever493979.6
Erysipelas1854524.3
Puerperal Fever16956.2
Total1,5771,32784.1