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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1907]
Table LXXXI.
| Year. | Cases. | Deaths. | Fatality. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Total of Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Total of Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. | Deaths to 100 cases of Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. | Departure from Average Fatality of 10 years. | |
| 1897 | 700 | 29 | 729 | 115 | 16 | 131 | 18.0 | - 3.6 |
| 1898 | 531 | 13 | 544 | 90 | 3 | 93 | 17.1 | - 4.5 |
| 1899 | 688 | 17 | 705 | 120 | 8 | 128 | 18.2 | - 3.5 |
| 1900 | 624 | 9 | 633 | 100 | 6 | 106 | 16.7 | - 4.9 |
| 1901 | 902 | 9 | 911 | 124 | 10 | 134 | 14.7 | - 6.9 |
| 1902 | 871 | 7 | 878 | 101 | 3 | 104 | 11.8 | - 8.8 |
| 1903 | 452 | 3 | 455 | 41 | 2 | 43 | 9.4 | - 10.0 |
| 1904 | 347 | .. | 347 | 27 | 1 | 28 | 8.1 | - 10.3 |
| 1905 | 351 | .. | 351 | 33 | 1 | 34 | 9.7 | - 7.3 |
| | 1906 | 437 | 2 | 439 | 30 | 2 | 32 | 7.3 | - 8.6 |
| 1897-06 | 5,903 | 89 | 5,992 | 781 | 52 | 833 | 13.9 | - 6.8 |
| 1907 | 480 | 1 | 481 | 41 | 1 | 42 | 8.7 | - 5-2 |
* Inclusive of Membranous Croup.
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T able LXXXI I.
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| Quarter | Cases Nursed at Home. | Cases Nursed at Hospital. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases 1 | Deaths. 2 | Percentage Fatality. 3 | Cases. 4 | Deaths. 5 | Percentage Fatality. 6 | |
| 1st | 14 | .. | .. | 72 | 5 | 6.9 |
| 2nd | 22 | 2 | 9.1 | 71 | 2 | 2.8 |
| 3rd | 13 | 1 | 77 | 118 | 13 | 11.0 |
| 4th | 28 | 3 | 10.7 | 143 | 16 | 11.2 |
| Year | 77 | 6 | 77 | 404 | 36 | 8.9 |