Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Showing the rise and fall of Erysipelas for each week in 1907, and the averages for the corresponding
weeks in the ten years 1897—1906.
Red Lines=Weekly Notifications.
Green Lines=Ten Years' Average.
Table LXI.
| Deaths. | Death Rates. | |
|---|---|---|
| Tufnell | 1 | 0.03 per 1,000 inhabitants. |
| Upper Holloway | ... | |
| Tollington | 3 | 0.08 „ „ |
| Lower Holloway | 3 | |
| Highbury | 3 | 0.04 „ „ |
| Barnsbury | 1 | 0.02 „ „ |
| Islington, South-East | 2 | 0.02 „ ,, |
The record for the years 1897-1906 is as follows :
| Years | Deaths. | Deaths per 1,000 births |
|---|---|---|
| 1897 | 10 | 1.01 |
| 1898 | 7 | 0.74 |
| 1899 | 14 | 1.45 |
| 1900 | 6 | 0.65 |
| 1901 | 15 | 1.62 |
| 1902 | 12 | 1.30 |
| 1903 | 9 | 1.00 |
| 1904 | 14 | 1.57 |
| 1905 | 6 | 0.68 |
| 1906 | 11 | 1.27 |
| Corrected average | 11 | 1.17 |