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Islington 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1908]
CONTINUED FEVER. One case was notified, and it was treated at home. Table XCIV.
| DISEASES. | YEARS. | Corrected a/erage number of cases. | — | Increase or Decrease. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898. | 1899. | 1900. | 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | 1898-07. | 1908 | ||
| Small Pox | ... | 3 | 2 | 50 | 276 | 9 | 17 | 3† | 1 | ... | 38 | ... | -38 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1336 | 1494 | 1074 | 1286 | 1372 | 865 | 1146 | 1198 | 1386 | 1216 | 1296 | 1409 | + 113 |
| Diphtheria | 531 | 688 | 624 | 902 | 871 | 452 | 347 | 351 | 437 | 480 | 522 | - 73 | |
| Membranous Croup | 17 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | +2 | |
| Enteric Fever | 237 | 353 | 259 | 281 | 257 | 130 | 126 | 100 | 149 | 92 | 208 | 97 | — 111 |
| Typhus Fever | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 279 | 350 | 285 | 285 | 357 | 227 | 280 | 252 | 274 | 252 | 299 | 235 | -64 |
| Puerperal Fever | 33 | 16 | 34 | J9 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 17 | ||
| Continued Fever | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — I |
| Relapsinn Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cholera | ... | 3* | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 2418 | 2943 | 2276 | 2852 | 3164 | 1707 | 1941 | 1928 | 2275 | 2063 | 2469 | 2289 | — l80 |
* English Cholera.
† 1 Case returned after a few days not Small Pox.