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Islington 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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[1913
WHOOPING COUGH.
The returns gave 62 deaths, which were equal to a death-rate of 019 per
1,000 of the population, as contrasted with 54 in the preceding year and an
average of 92 in the preceding ten years.
| Sub-Districts. | 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | Year. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths. | Death-rates. | Deaths. | Death-rates. | Deaths. | Death-rates. | Death-. | Death-rates. | Deaths. | Death-rates | |
| Tnfnell | .. | .. | 1 | 0.12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 0.03 |
| Upper Holloway | 2 | 0.21 | 3 | 0.32 | .. | .. | 3 | 0.29 | 8 | 0.21 |
| Tollington | 2 | 0.27 | 3 | 0.40 | 1 | 0.13 | .. | .. | 6 | 0.19 |
| Lower Holloway | 2 | 0.21 | 7 | 0.72 | 2 | 0.20 | 2 | 0.19 | 13 | 0.33 |
| Highbury | 7 | 0.46 | 3 | 0.21 | 2 | 0.14 | 1 | 0.06 | 13 | 0.22 |
| Barn-bury | .. | .. | 0.61 | 3 | 0.23 | .. | .. | 11 | 0.20 | |
| Islington, South East | 3 | 0.17 | 6 | 0.32 | .. | .. | 1 | 0.05 | 10 | 0.13 |
| The Borough | 16 | 0.19 | 31 | 0.38 | 0.10 | 7 | 0.08 | 62 | 0.19 | |
ENTERIC FEVER.
The return of deaths from Enteric Fever was the lowest on record, only
4 being known, as contrasted with 8 in the preceding year, and with 12 in
1911. How different these figures are from those of former years. Thus,
from 1886 to 1890, inclusive, there were 264 deaths registered, or an average
of 53 per annum; from 1891 to 1895, 187, or an average of 37; from 1896 to
1900, 219, or an average of 44; from 1901 to 1905, 149, or an average of 30.
Then a sudden drop of nearly 50 per cent, occurred, for in the quinquennium
1906-1910 only 79 deaths were returned, or an average of 16 per annum.
This is a very notable record, and indicates the enormous strides that have
been made in the public health of the community.
A still more extraordinary fact with respect to the mortality last year is
that no death was registered in the 2nd, 3rd or 4th quarters, all the deaths
having occurred in the first, nor did any occur in the sub-districts of Upper
Holloway, Tollington, Lower Holloway or Barnsbury.
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