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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 1918
Sixty-third annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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CHICKEN POX.
This disease was made notifiable by an Order of the London County
Council from the 27th March to 30th June, 1918, during which period 652
cases were notified.
ophthalmia neonatorum.
Nurses were provided by the Council in 11 cases.
| Tufnell. | Upper Holloway. | Tollington. | Lower Holloway. | Highbury. | Barnsbury | Islington, South-East. | The Borough. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases notified by Doctor | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | .. | 4 | 3 | 28 |
| ,, „ by Midwife | * | 1* | 5* | .. | 2* | .. | 3 | 11 |
| Cases inquired into | 6 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 39 |
| ,, treated in Hospital | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 30 |
| „ treated at Home | 2 | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| ,, attended by Nurse | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
* Notifications were also received from midwifes which had been notified by doctors.
TUBERCULOSIS.
1,189 cases of Tubercular Disease were notified, and represent an attackrate
of 4.15 per 1,000 of the civil population. This number is an increase of
134 on the return of the preceding year, and on the attack-rate of 0.60. It
was also 346 more than in 1910.
Pulmonary Phthisis.—1006 notifications were received, of which 603
referred to males and 403 to females, and represented an attack-rate of 3.51
per 1,000. The return was an increase of 109 on that of 1917.