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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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| Sub-Registration Districts. | Wards. | Small Pox. | Scarlet Fever or Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Enteric (Typhoid' Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Continued Fever. | Relapsing Fever. | Cholera. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyfncll | Tufncll | 81 | 72 | — | 1 | — | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 166 | |
| Up. Holloway | Up. Holloway | — | 112 | 129 | — | 1 | — | 25 | 2 | — | — | — | 269 |
| Tollington | Tollington | — | 91 | 57 | — | 1 | — | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 163 |
| Lr. Holloway | Lr. Holloway | — | 126 | 88 | — | 2 | — | 16 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 236 |
| Highbury | Highbury | — | 124 | 59 | — | 2 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 192 |
| Mildmay | _ | 36 | 34 | — | 3 | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | 80 | |
| Barnsbury | Thornhill | — | 95 | 110 | — | 1 | — | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 219 |
| Barnsbury | — | 75 | 84 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 174 | |
| Islington, S.F | St. Mary's | — | 54 | 67 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | __ | — | 125 |
| Canonbury | — | 100 | 63 | — | 1 | — | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 174 | |
| St. Peter's | — | 183 | 91 | — | 2 | — | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 287 | |
| Totals | — | 1077 | 854 | 2 | 14 | — | 116 | 19 | 3 | — | — | 2085 | |
| Attack-Rates per 1,000 population | — | 3.13 | 2.48 | 0.00 | 0-04 | — | 0.34 | 0.06 | 0.01 | — | — | 6.06 |
OTHER NOTIFIABLE DISEASES.
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The diseases which are notifiable in Islington include those which have since
been added by Order, and the complete lists is as follows: Small Pox, Cholera,
Diphtheria, Membranous Croup, Erysipelas, the disease known as Scarlatina or
Scarlet Fever, the fevers known by any of the following names: Typhus, Typhoid,
Enteric, Relapsing, Continued or Puerperal, and also the following infectious
diseases: Anthrax, Acute Encephalitis Lethargica, Acute Polio-Encephalitis, Acute
Polio-myelitis, Acute Primary Pneumonia, Acute Influenzal Pneumonia, Cerebrospinal
Fever or Epidemic Cerebro-spinal Meningitis, Dysentery, Glanders or Farcy,
Hydrophobia or Rabies, Malaria, Ophthalmia Neonatorum, Plague, Trench Fever,
and Tuberculosis.
Acute Poliomyelitis. Seven cases were notified from this disease during the year, as contrasted with 1 in 1923, and none in 1922.
| 1924 | 1913 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | |
| 1st Quarter | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| 2nd ,, | ,, | ,, | ||
| 3rd ,, | 6 | 2 | ,, | |
| 4th „ | 1 | Nil | 1 | |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | Nil | |
Epidemic Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis.
Six cases were notified, being two cases less than in 1923. During the ten
years 1914-23, the cases averaged 18 per annum.