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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 1909

Fifty-fourth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington

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1909
156

Table: The following are the particulars as to the persons from whom the certificates were received:—

The following are the particulars as to the persons from whom the certificates were received:—

Islington Infirmary Medical Officer324
Islington Workhouse Medical Officer216
District Medical Officers284
Islington Relieving Officers10
Holborn Infirmary Medical Officer14
Superintending Officer of Institutions (within the borough)287
Do. do. (without the borough)382
Holborn Union Workhouse Medical Officer33
Islington Workhouse Schools1
St. Pancras Infirmary Medical Officer5
Other sources. Principally outside institutions26
1,582

Table: The remarkable fact about these certificates is that many of them relate to the same individual, thus

The remarkable fact about these certificates is that many of them relate to the same individual, thus

1individual was notified 17 times.
1„ „ 15 ,,
1„ „ 12 ,,
1„ „ 11 „
2individuals „ 10 „
2„ „ 9 „
2„ „ 8 ,,
6„ „ 7 „
7„ „ 6 ,,
20„ „ 5 „
45„ „ 4 „
72„ „ 3 „
202„ „ twice, and
489„ „ once.
Islington cases574
Total certificates received1582
Total cases808

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The circumstances under which T M was notified to the Medical
Officer of Health are interesting and are therefore given. They afford a good
illustration of how these tuberculous people move about from place to place, from