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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 XII.
Return of Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the undermentioned periods in accordance with the "Public Health
(London) Act, 1891." (Sec. 55 b.)
| WEEK ENDING | Small Pox. | Scarlet Fever or Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Enteric (Typhoid Fever). | Typhus Fever. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Continued Fever. | Relapsing Fever. | Cholera. | Total Each Week. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 45 | 34 | 5 | 9 | - | 42 | 3 | - | - | - | 139 |
| February | 3 | 48 | 51 | 4 | 4 | - | 30 | 5 | - | - | - | 145 |
| March | 4 | 44 | 43 | — | 7 | - | 32 | 4 | - | - | - | 134 |
| April | 3 | 62 | 31 | 1 | 7 | - | 25 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 136 |
| May | 4 | 75 | 55 | 2 | 8 | - | 31 | 4 | - | - | - | 179 |
| June | 7 | 113 | 59 | 2 | 19 | -- | 47 | — | 1 | - | - | 248 |
| July | — | 91 | 49 | 4 | 15 | - | 44 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 209 |
| August | — | 162 | 44 | 3 | 21 | -- | 34 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 270 |
| September | — | 338 | 110 | 4 | 44 | - | 43 | 3 | - | - | 3 | 545 |
| October | 1 | 289 | 92 | 7 | 37 | - | 75 | 5 | - | - | - | 506 |
| November | 18 | 277 | 65 | 8 | 30 | - | 87 | 10 | 1 | - | - | 496 |
| December | 1 | 165 | 62 | 3 | 18 | - | 60 | 2 | - | - | - | 311 |
| TOTALS | 42 | 1,709 | 695 | 43 | 219 | - | †550 | 51 | 6 | - | 3 | 3,318 |
† This includes 55 cases of Erysipelas
,, 1 ,, Scarlatina
,, 1 ,, Diphtheria
„ 1 ,, Puerperal Fever
,, 1 ,, Small Pox
59 Cases not occurring in Islington.