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Islington 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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130
1914]
| Total Cases | Total Deaths | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1907. | 1908. | 19 9. | 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | 1914. | 1907-14. | 1907-14. | ||
| - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | ||||
| 2nd „ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 16 | |
| 3rd „ | 5 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 13 |
| 4th | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 19 | 12 |
| 11 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 82 | 51 |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum
(Purulent Disease of the Eyes of Newly-born children.}
This inflammatory disease of the eyes of infants was notified in 56
instances, of which 52 were forwarded by members of the medical profession,
and 4 by midwives, and as a result 28 cases were referred to hospitals for
treatment, while 28 were attended to in their homes, of which 26 were eared for
by nurses.
It is satisfactory to find that this early notification has been of great benefit to the children.
| Tufnell. | Upper Holloway, | Tollington. | Lower Holloway. | Highbury. | Barnsbury. | Islington, South-East. | The Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases notified by Doctor | 2 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 52 |
| ,, ,, by Midwife | .. | 1 | .. | ..* | .. | 2* | 1** | 4 |
| Cases inquired into | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 56 |
| ,, treated in Hospital | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 28 |
| ,, treated at Home | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 12 | 9 | 28 |
| ,, attended by Nurse | 2 | I | 2 | 2 | .. | 8 | 11 | 26 |
• 4 notifications were also received from midwives which had been notified by Doctors.
Tuberculosis.
As many as 1,150 cases of Tuberculosis in its various forms were notified.
These represented an attack rate of 3-54 per 1,000 of the population. The
number contrasts with 1,683 in 1913, and an attack rate of 5 07. This decrease
of 533 cases is very remarkable, so much so that it caused the Medical Officer