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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Table XC1II.
Diseases. | years | Corrected average number of cases. | Increase or Decrease. | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1897 | 1898. | 1899. | 1900. | 1901. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1897-06. | 1907. | ||
Small Pox | 3 | ... | 3 | 2 | 50 | 276 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 37 | ... | —37 |
Scarlet Fever | 1577 | 1336 | 1494 | 1074 | 1286 | 1372 | 865 | 1146 | 1198 | 1386 | 1305 | 1216 | - 89 |
Diphtheria | 700 | 531 | 688 | 624 | 902 | 871 | 452 | 347 | 351 | 437 | 605 | 480 | —125 |
Membranous Croup | 29 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | ... | ... | 2 | 9 | 1 | —8 |
Enteric Fever | 256 | 237 | 353 | 259 | 281 | 257 | 130 | 126 | 100 | 149 | 220 | 92 | —128 |
Typhus Fever | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | —1 |
Erysipelas | 312 | 279 | 350 | 285 | 285 | 357 | 227 | 280 | 252 | 274 | 297 | 252 | —45 |
Puerperal Fever | 27 | 19 | 33 | 16 | 34 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 21 | —4 |
Continued Fever | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | —1 |
Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Cholera | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Totals | 2906 | 2418 | 2943 | 2276 | 2852 | 3164 | 1707 | 1941 | 1928 | 2275 | 2501 | 2063 | —438 |
# These figures are calculated as per 1,000 Registered Births.