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Islington 1924
Sixty-ninth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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[1927
The total cases notified arc only 11 less than those of the previous year (2,09(5),
and 220 below the average (2,305) of the preceding len years. The increases
when contrasted with the decennial averages arc to he found in the returns from
Diphtheria and Continued Fever, which were respectively 8 and 3 in excess, while
the other diseases all showed a decrease.
The 2,085 cases were equal to an attack-rate of 6.0 per 1,000 of the civil
population.
The returns for the preceding ten years are given in the following statements:—
| Year. | Cases. | Attack-rates per 1,000 civil population. |
|---|---|---|
| 1914 | 2,947 | 9.08 |
| 1915 | 2,210 | 6.98 |
| 1910 | 1,439 | 4.05 |
| 1917 | 1,251 | 4.21 |
| 1918 | 1,127 | 3.93 |
| 1919 | 1,993 | 6.05 |
| 1920 | 2,853 | 8.49 |
| 1921 | 4,344 | 13.05 |
| 1922 | 2,787 | 8.34 |
| 1923 | 2,090 | 0.22 |
| 10 years average | 2,305 | 0.97 |
| 1924 | 2,085 | 6.06 |
Registration Sub-Districts.—The total number of cases notified in these districts was as follows :—
| Total cases notified. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tufnell | 100 | |
| Upper Holloway | 269 | |
| Tollington | 103 | |
| Lower Holloway | 236 | |
| Highbury | 272 | |
| Barnsbury | 393 | |
| Islington South-East | 580 | |
| Total | 2,085 | |
Small Pox —No case was known in the Borough during the past live years.
Diphtheria was responsible for 856 cases of illness, which were 5 above
the average (851) of the preceding ten years. The attack-rate was equal to 2.48
per 1,000 of the civil population annually, and was 009 below the mean rate (2.57)
of the decennial period.
In London the attack-rate was 2 30 per 1,000, and the Encircling Boroughs
2-45.
Scarlet Fever—1,077 cases were notified, and they showed a decrease of
155 on the average (1,232) of the ten years 1914-192.3. The attack-rate was equal
to 3T3 per 1,000 of the civil population annually, which is a decrease of 0.60 per
1,000 of the mean rate(3.73) of the preceding ten years. In London the attackrate
was 2.50 per 1,000 of the civil population, while in the Encircling Boroughs
it was 2'86.
Enteric Fever.—Only 14 cases were notified, a decrease of 13 on the average
(27) that obtained during the ten years 1914-23. The attack-rate was 0 01
per 1,000 annually, or 0.04 per 1,000 below the mean rate (0.08) of the last ten
years.
In London the rate was 0 09, and in the Encircling Borough 0 04 per 1,000
of the civil population.