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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 1919
Sixty-fourth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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1919] 34
Hospital Isolation.--Of the 1,993 cases of infectious diseases notified,
1,772 were isolated in hospital, or a percentage of 88.9, while only 11.1 per
cent, of the patients, therefore, were nursed at home. The reluctance of
parents, guardians and adult persons to allow patients to be removed to a
hospital seems to have practically disappeared.
The following tabular statement shows the number of cases treated in the various public institutions :—
| Year | Cases treated in Hospital. | Percentage of cases treated. |
|---|---|---|
| 1,705 | ||
| 1,247 | ||
| 1,577 | ||
| 1913 | 85.9 | |
| 2,543 | ||
DISEASES TREATED IN HOSPITAL.
| Disease. | Total cases. | Cases isolated | Percentage of known cases. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | |||
| Scarlet Fever | 1,084 | 95.4 | |
| Diphtheria | |||
| Enteric Fever | 14 | ||
| Erysipelas | 74 | 34.9 | |
| Puerperal Fever | 29 | ||
| Continued Fever | 1 | ||
| 1,993 | 1,772 |