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Islington 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Whole Borough.
| Year. | Small-pox. | Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. | Scarlet Fever. | Enteric Fever. | Continued Fever. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | - | 177 | 161 | 32 | - | 110 | 3 | - | 483 |
| 1899 | - | 91 | 193 | 55 | 2 | 99 | 2 | - | 442 |
| 1900 | - | 123 | 194 | 55 | - | 89 | 1 | - | 462 |
| 1901 | 211 | 161 | 254 | 39 | - | 89 | 2 | 1 | 757 |
| 1902 | 217 | 113 | 202 | 39 | - | 85 | 6 | - | 662 |
| 1903 | 2 | 53 | 144 | 53 | 2 | 90 | 4 | - | 348 |
| 1904 | 6 | 46 | 99 | 41 | - | 77 | 7 | - | 276 |
| 1905 | 1 | 47 | 156 | 21 | 1 | 35 | 2 | - | 263 |
| 1906 | - | 66 | 137 | 15 | - | 56 | 2 | - | 276 |
| 1907 | - | 64 | 156 | 14 | - | 40 | 1 | 1 | 276 |
| Average for 10 years 1898-1907. | 43.7 | 941 | 169.6 | 36.4 | .5 | 77.0 | 3.0 | .2 | 424.5 |
| 1908 | - | 60 | 193 | 25 | - | 46 | 2 | - | 316 |
Chicken-pox was notifiable from October 19th, 1901,to January 6th, 1903, inclusive, during which time 282
notifications were received, and from April 8th to November 6th, 1904, inclusive, during which time 61
notifications were received.
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis was notifiable from March 12th, 1907; notifications were received, 1907, 2; 1908, ml.
There were also the following voluntary notifications of Phthisis 1904 344.
1905 208.
1906 191.
1907 171.
1908 152.
SMALL POX.
There was no notification of small-pox in the Borough during the year.
SCARLET FEVER.
During the 53 weeks ended Saturday, January 2nd, 1909, the number of
scarlet fever notifications, excluding duplicates, was 193, 81 belonging to
St. Giles and Bloomsbury and 112 to the Holborn District. In St. Giles
District 79 cases were removed to hospital, and in the Holborn District 111.
The number of notifications was only 3.5 per 1,000 in comparison with 4.6 for
London.
Secondary Cases of Scarlet Fever.
Of the 193 notifications, 145 occurred at houses in which there was no
secondary case. In two houses there were four cases, including three cases
which occurred in the preceding year. There were four cases amongst the
staff of the Hospital for Sick Children. In five houses there were three cases,
and in twelve houses two cases.