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Islington 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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DEATHS FROM ZYMOTIC DISEASES OCCURRING IN THE BOROUGH DURING THE
YEAR 1908 AND DURING THE PRECEDING TEN YEARS.
St. Giles and Bloomsbury.
| Year. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhœa. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | - | 26 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 70 |
| 1899 | - | 16 | - | 4 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 55 |
| 1900 | - | 11 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 20 | 63 |
| 1901 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 64 |
| 1902 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 80 |
| 1903 | - | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 32 |
| 1904 | 2 | 12 | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 32 |
| 1905 | - | 3 | 1 | - | 6 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| 1906 | - | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 26 |
| 1907 | - | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 22 |
| Average for 10 years 1898-1907. | 5.8 | 10.1 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 3.8 | 14.9 | 46.7 |
| 1908 | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 10 | 29 |
Holborn Division.
| Year. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhœa. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | - | 36 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 29 | 102 |
| 1899 | - | 11 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 26 | 64 |
| 1900 | - | 20 | ??? | 4 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 65 |
| 1901 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 69 |
| 1902 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 62 |
| 1903 | - | 14 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 38 |
| 1904 | - | 31 | - | 3 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 67 |
| 1905 | - | 8 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 36 |
| 1906 | -_ | 17 | - | 6 | 6 | - | 29 | 58 |
| 1907 | - | 11 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 49 |
| Average tor 10 years 1898-1907. | 2.0 | 18.0 | 1.7 | 6.4 | 10.3 | 2.3 | 20.3 | 61.0 |
| 1908 | - | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 39 |