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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Islington 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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New Cases and Mortality during 1948.
| Ages | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Respiratory | Non- Respi ratory | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F | |
| 0— | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 1— | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 |
| 5— | 13 | 16 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 15— | 58 | 80 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 1 | — |
| 25— | 54 | 76 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 1 | — |
| 35— | 57 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | — | 1 |
| 45— | 52 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 2 | — |
| 55— | 47 | 14 | 1 | — | 20 | 8 | 1 | — |
| 65 and upwards | 32 | 8 | 2 | — | 22 | 2 | — | |
| Total for all ages | 324 | 250 | 24 | 31 | 85 | 45 | 9 | 3 |
| 629 | 142 | |||||||
Rate per 1,000 population—
New cases—pulmonary 2.39
non-pulmonary 0.23
Deaths— pulmonary 0.54
non-pulmonary 0.05
Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations 1930.
The total number of cases of tuberculosis on the Register as at 31st December,
1949, was—
Pulmonary— Males 1,213
Females 977
Non-Pulmonary—Males 152
Females 148
2,490
Tuberculosis Dispensaries.
The Tuberculosis Dispensaries of the Regional Hospital Board continue to
function at the Royal Northern and Royal Chest Hospitals, with Dr. J. Wallace
Craig as Chest Physician-in-charge.
Cases on Dispensary Registers.
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total | Grand Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults | Children | Adults | Children | Adults | Children | ||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| Number of definite cases of tuberculosis on Dis pensary Registers N | 566 | 517 | 53 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 12 | I8 | 611 | 572 | 65 | 48 | 1,296 |
| S | 383 | 305 | 34 | 41 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 407 | 328 | 44 | 52 | 831 |
| at 31st December 1949 | 949 | 822 | 87 | 76 | 69 | 78 | 22 | 1018 | 900 | 109 | 100 | 2,127 | |
From the information supplied by the Divisional Health Office, the Care
Committee, during the year, dealt with 393 interviews. 140 patients have been
helped, some on several occasions with cash or in kind, and loans of bedding or
medical appliances were made to another 52 patients ; others have been referred to
various organisations for assistance.
I am indebted to Dr. A. B. Stewart, Divisional Medical Officer, London County
Council for the 1949 figures in connection with vaccination, diphtheria and whooping
cough inoculations, and tuberculosis dispensaries.