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Islington 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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ARTIFICIAL PNEUMOTHORAX.
92 patients received treatment at a total cost of £3293. 16. 9d.
EXTRA NOURISHMENT.
111 cases received extra nourishment at a total cost of £360. 6. 9d.
BEDS AND BEDDING.
2 patients arc still provided with beds and bedding.
DENTAL TREATMENT.
4 patients received treatment with assistance under the Council's scheme.
NOTIFIABLE INGECTIOUS DISEASES AND DEATHS DURING THE YEAR 1940.
| DISEASES. | No. of notifications. | No. of Deaths. | Cases Removed to Hospital. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 140 | 1 | 133 |
| Diphtheria | 101 | 2 | 98 |
| Enteric Fever(including Paratyphoid; | 7 | 3 | 7 |
| Puerperal Fever | 9 | 1 | 6 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 43 | — | 32 |
| Acute Primary & Influenzal Pheumonia | 125 | 9 | 15 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 26 | — | 11 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | 3 | — |
| Cerebro Spinal Fever | 48 | 10 | 47 |
| Anthrax | 1 | — | 0 |
| Dysentery | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Malaria | 1 | 1 | — |
| Erysipelas | 78 | 3 | 40 |
| Chicken Pox | 73 | — | 15 |
| Measles | 372 | 5 | 83 |
| Whooping Cough | 43 | — | 13 |
small pox and vaccination.
No case of smallpox was notified. Of the 3,440 births registered in Islington
during 1939, 1,338 were successfully vaccinated.
diphtheria immunisation.
On the transfer of the First Aid Post from the Mirian Price Coleman Day Nursery,
Scholefield Road, to the new premises at St. Mary, Islington, Hospital, the
Diphtheria Immunisation Clinics were commenced at the Day Nursery in May.
Only 13 sessions were held, as it was not possible, due to daylight earnings
and night raiding, to maintain a satisfactory attendance, and the Clinic was
temporarily suspended in September. Details of attendance are as under:—
Total number of sessions at Miriam Price Coleman Day Nursery only 13
Total attendances at clinics 423
Average attendance per session 32.5
New cases commenced 108
Cases immunised and completed 90
OCTOBER, 1941.