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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 1924
Sixty-ninth annual report on the health and sanitary condition of the Metropolitan Borough of Islington
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Typhus Fever. No case was notified.
Puerperal Fever. -See page 10.
Erysipelas.—116 cases were notified, or 57 below the average 173 of the
preceding ten years, the attack-rate being 0.31 per 1,000 of the civil population.
FATALITY FROM THE EIGHT PRINCIPAL NOTIFIABLE
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
By "Fatality" is meant the percentage proportion of deaths to attacks of
sickness.
During the year it was found that of the 2,087 cases notified, G6 deaths occurred, or 3'2 per cent., which contrasts with an average percentage of 4'3 in the preceding ten years 1914 13.
| Years. | Cases. | Deaths. | Fatality. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | 2,947 | 113 | 3.8 |
| 1915 | 2,210 | 118 | 5.3 |
| 1916 | 1,439 | 87 | 6.0 |
| 1917 | 1,251 | 55 | 4.4 |
| 1918 | 1,127 | 67 | 6.0 |
| 1919 | 1,993 | 96 | 4.8 |
| 1920 | 2,853 | 173 | 6.0 |
| 1921 | 4,344 | 146 | 3.3 |
| 1922 | 2,787 | 102 | 3.7 |
| 1923 | 2,096 | 48 | 2.3 |
| Mean | 2,305 | 100 | 4.3 |
| 1924 | 2,087 | 66 | 3.2 |
Hospital Isolation.—Of the 2,087 cases of infectious diseases notified,
1,975 were isolated in hospital, or a percentage of 94.G, while only 5.4 per cent. of
the patients, therefore, were nursed at home. With two exceptions this is the
highest number on record.
The following tabular statement shows the number of cases treated in the various public institutions:—
| Year. | Cases treated in Hospital.; | Percentage of cases, treated |
|---|---|---|
| 1914 | 2,543 | 86.3 |
| 1915 | 1,991 | 90.1 |
| 1916 | 1,269 | 90.0 |
| 1917 | 1,009 | 87.8 |
| 1918 | 982 | 87.1 |
| 1919 | 1,772 | 88.9 |
| 1920 | 2,642 | 92.0 |
| 1921 | 4,117 | 94.8 |
| 1922 | 2,621 | 94.0 |
| 1923 | 1,996 | 95.2 |
| 1924 | 1,975 | 94.6 |
DISEASES TREATED IN HOSPITAL.
| Disease. | Total cases. | Cases isolated. | Percentage of known cases. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 1,077 | 1,049 | 97.4 |
| Diphtheria | 856 | 848 | 99.1 |
| Enteric Fever | 14 | 13 | 92.8 |
| Erysipelas | 116 | 47 | 40.5 |
| Puerperal Fever | 21 | 15 | 71.4 |
| Continued Fever | 3 | 3 | 100.0 |
| 2,087 | 1,975 | 94.6 |