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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

St Mary (Islington) 1890

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St. Mary ]

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Table: T able N o . VI.The following table gives the number of cases of infectious disease notified under the "Infectious Disease(Notification) Act," during the year ending 3rd January, 1891.

T able N o . VI.

The following table gives the number of cases of infectious disease notified under the "Infectious Disease

(Notification) Act," during the year ending 3rd January, 1891.

District.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever or Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membraneous Croup.Enteric (Typhoid Fever).Typhus Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Continued Fever.Relapsing Fever.Cholera.Total.Cases notified per 1,000 of Population.
Upper Holloway...355144564...11961...1*6971.9
Lower Holloway...11035319...1722......1880.5
Highbury...18742133...3461......3040.8
Thornhill...10639429...343.........2150.5
Barnsbury...12326115...1342......1840.5
St. Mary's...583016...201.........1160.3
Canonbury...12726719...322.........2130.5
St. Peter's1180701018...34............3130.8
Totals11,24641232203...303248...12,2306.0
* This number includes 40 cases in the Holborn Infirmary (non-residents in the Parish).