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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 1915
Sixtieth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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[1915
Hospital Isolation.—The number of cases removed to Hospital was
1,295, or 97 per cent. of the total cases notified, which is the highest
percentage hitherto isolated.
DIPHTHERIA.
During the year 624 cases were notified (including 4 from Membranous
Croup) and were 35 below the number notified in 1914. The average for the
preceding ten years (1905-14) was 498. The attack-rate was equal to 1.97
per 1,000 of the civil population, which is an increase of 0.41 on the preceding
decennial average.
In the following statement, the figures for the neighbouring boroughs, and for London are seen:—
| Cases. | Attack-rate. | |
|---|---|---|
| London | 9,094 | 2.01 |
| St. Pancras | 438 | 2.06 |
| Stoke Newington | 107 | 2.12 |
| Hackney | 406 | 1.81 |
| Hornsey | 108 | 1.21 |
| Finsbury | 133 | 1.60 |
| Shoreditch | 271 | 2.49 |
| The Encircling Boroughs | 1,463 | 1.90 |
| Islington | 624 | 1.97 |
Hospital Isolation.—598 cases were removed to hospital, and represented
95.8 per cent. of the notified cases, as compared with 92.9 in the
preceding year.
Fatality.—Among the total cases there were 56 deaths, which were
equal to a fatality-rate of 8.9 per cent. Among the 598 cases treated in
hospital, 51 or 8.5 per cent died; while of the 26 cases which remained at home
5, or 19.2 per cent., succumbed.
In the Registration Sub-Districts.—The highest number of cases
occurred in Islington South East, in which there were 136 cases notified; and
the lowest in Tufnell, where 59 were known. In the sub-districts of Upper
Holloway there were 61 cases; in Tollington 71 cases; in Lower Holloway 61
cases; in Highbury 115 cases; while in Barnsbury 120 notifications were
received.