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Islington 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1908
SEPTIC DISEASES.
In this class are included Erysipelas, Pyaemia, Septicaemia and so-called
Puerperal Fever, which collectively, caused 44 deaths, as contrasted with
52 in the preceding year.
Erysipeslas.—Erysipelas was the registered cause of 14 deaths, which
was exactly the corrected average of the preceding 10 years.
1897 11
1898 8
1899 16
1900 17
1901 15
1902 13
1903 9
1904 23
1905 12
1906 16
1907 13
1908 14
Of the deaths 4 were under 12 months old, while 10 were over that age.
There were 7 deaths in the public institutions.
Table LX. Deaths from Erysipelas in the Sub-Districts during the Year 1908.
| Deaths. | Death Rates. | |
|---|---|---|
| Tufnell | ... | — per 1,000 inhabitants. |
| Upper Holloway | ... | „ „ |
| Tollington | 3 | 0.08 „ |
| Lower Holloway | 2 | 0.05 „ „ |
| Highbury | 3 | 0.04 „ „ |
| Barnsbury | 3 | 0.05 „ „ |
| Islington, South-East | 3 | 0.04 „ „ |
| The Borough | 14 | 0.04 „ |
Puerperal Septic Diseases. These diseases of women who have been
recently confined include Puerperal Pyaemia, Septicœmia, Septicœmia, Septic
Intoxication and the vague disease Puerperal Fever. They caused only
4 deaths, as against a corrected average of 10 in the 10 years 1898-1907, and a