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Islington 1927

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]

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1927
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Table: Summary ofInfectious Sicknessand ofDeathsarising therefrom, distinguishing theCasestreated atHomeand inHospitals;and showing the percentage of notified Cases removed to Hospitals, together with theFatalityamong cases treated atHomeand inHospitalsduring the year1927.

Summary ofInfectious Sicknessand ofDeathsarising therefrom, distinguishing theCasestreated atHomeand inHospitals;and showing the percentage of notified Cases removed to Hospitals, together with theFatalityamong cases treated atHomeand inHospitalsduring the year1927.

Notified Cases Treated.Percentage of Notified Cases Treated.Deaths OccurringPercentage of Deaths Occurring.
In HospitalAt HomeTotalIn HospitalAt HomeIn HospitalAt HomeTotalIn HospitalAt HomeTotal
Small Pox-----------
Scarlet Fever89019909979217180.85.00.8
Diphtheria7101072098.61.4241253.310.03.4
Enteric (Typhoid Fever)661250.060.0------
Typhus Fever Erysipelas904913964.735.373107.76.17.2
Puerperal Fever2673378.021.21111242.314.236.4
Continued Fever-----------
Relapsing Fever-----------
Cholera-----------
Total1,722911.81395.05.0496552.86.63.0

Table: Showing the number ofCasesandAttack Ratesof the severalNotifiable InfectiousDiseaseswhich occurred during each of the Ten Years 1917.26 and in1927.

Showing the number ofCasesandAttack Ratesof the severalNotifiable InfectiousDiseaseswhich occurred during each of the Ten Years 1917.26 and in1927.

DISEASES.YEARS.Average number of cases, 1917.261927Increase or Decrease
1917191819191920192119221923192419251926
Small PoxCases-22------11-— 1
Rate-0.000.00------0.000.00--
DiphtheriaCases556514645132415481126889854911743911716— 196
Rate1.871.801.963.944.653.372.642.482.692.192.792.14— 0.65
Membranous CroupCases544454222-34+ 1
Rate0.020.010010010.020.010.000000.00-0.010.01-
Scarlet FeverCases478432108413072622149610801077113910101172909— 263
Rate1.611.513.293.897.874.483.213133.362.983.592.72— 0.87
Enteric FeverCases23301624109161410181712— 5
Rate0.080.100.050.070.030.030.050.040.030.050.050.03— 0.02
Continued FeverCases--1----3-11-— 1
Rate--0.00----0.01-0.000.00--
Puerperal Fever*Cases16429293420221923272233+ 11
Rate2.740.770.463.084.312.683.102.793.504.183.195.40+ 2.21
ErysipelasCases17314121216512513287116109118138139+ 1
Rate0.580.490.640.490.380.390.260.340.320.350.420.42-
TotalsCases125111271993285343442787209620852194191822651813— 452
Rate4.213.936.058.4913058.346.226.066.475.656.945.42— 1.52
* Per 1,000 Registered Births.