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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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Table: The total cases of a supposed infectious character, together with the cases of Scarlet Fever, reported in each month, were as follows:—

The total cases of a supposed infectious character, together with the cases of Scarlet Fever, reported in each month, were as follows:—

Total Cases.Scarlet Fever.
January13945
February14548
March13444
April13662
May17975
June248113
July20991
August270162
September545338
October506289
November496277
December311165
3,3181,709

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From these figures it is quite apparent that as the Scarlet Fever
cases increased from month to month, so did the total cases of
infectious diseases also increase, pari passu, and that this increase was
almost entirely due to that disease. In the following table the
behaviour of Scarlet Fever and other infectious diseases in the various
districts is shown:—