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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Islington 1887
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St Mary]
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306 patients were recorded as having been treated at their own
homes. Of these, 50 died, or 163 per cent., but this per centage it
will be seen can bear no fair proportion to the number of persons
actually attacked, as there were no doubt a much larger number of
private cases of sickness, which never came to our knowledge at all,
although we hear of all the deaths from the Registrars.
Total cases of sickness, showing the relative ages of the persons attacked with Scarlet Fever.
| All Ages | Under 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | Under 20 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 80 and Upwards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 588 | 9 | 26 | 55 | 49 | 59 | 228 | 87 | 29 | 542 | 43 | 3 | ... | ... |
Total number of deaths from Scarlet Fever, also showing the relative ages of the deceased persons.
| All Ages | Under 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | Under 20 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 80 and Upwards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 59 | 4 | ... | ... | ... |
Total number of removals to Hospital of Scarlet Fever cases, showing the relative ages of the persons removed.
| All Ages | Under 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | Under 20 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 80 and Upwards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 282 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 109 | 49 | ... | 248 | 31 | 3 | ... | ... |