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St Mary (Islington) 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Parish of St. Mary ]
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SICKNESS IN THE PARISH,
THE NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
During the year there were 3,309 separate cases of disease notified
under the notification clauses of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891.
This number is 1,295 in excess of the record of the preceding year,
when 2,014 cases were made known to the Medical Officer of Health.
This represents an increase of 64.3 per cent., and is caused
chiefly by the outbreak of Scarlet Fever, under which heading
1,003 more cases were notified than in 1891.
The following figures for 1891 and 1892, in parallel columns will show at a glance where the increase occurred:—
| 1891. - | 1892. - | Increase or Decrease. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | 1 | 40 | + 39 |
| Scarlet Fever | 700 | 1,703 | + 1,003 |
| Diphtheria | 708 | 700 | - 8 |
| Membranous Croup | 37 | 43 | + 6 |
| Enteric Fever | 185 | 216 | + 31 |
| Typhus „ | 1 | 0 | - 1 |
| Erysipelas | 337 | 546 | + 209 |
| Puerperal Fever | 36 | 51 | + 15 |
| Continued „ | 4 | 6 | + 2 |
| Relapsing „ | 1 | 0 | - 1 |
| Cholera | 4 | 4* | 0 |
* Two were cases of Asiatic Cholera imported from Hamburg.