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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: T able XI.The following table gives the number of cases of infections disease notified under the " Public Health(London) Act, 1891 " during the year ending 31st December, 1892.

T able XI.

The following table gives the number of cases of infections disease notified under the " Public Health

(London) Act, 1891 " during the year ending 31st December, 1892.

Districts.Small Pox.Scarlet Fever or Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Enteric (Typhoid Fever).Typhus Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Continued Fever.Relapsing Fever.Cholera.Total.Cases notified per 1,000 of Population.
1234567891011121314
Upper Holloway12429302982...199262...1*1,06211.4
Lower Holloway1322143418...484......13528.5
Highbury73231001242...7893......5749.7
Thornhill...15351323...336.........2698.4
Barnsbury...9342119...382.........1958.4
St. Mary's8954818...402.........20212.1
Canonbury...18837912...39............28511.7
St. Peter's...20177412...7121...†237011.5
Totals40170370043216...546516...43,30910.2
18911700708371851337364142,0146.3

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* This number includes 59 cases in the Holborn Infirmary (non-residents in the Parish). †True cholera imported from Hamburg.