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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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Tuberculosis. 777 spccimcns of sputum were examined, 127, or 163 per
cent., of which showed thar the patients were suffering from pulmonary
tuberculosis.
DIPHTHERIA PATHOGENICITY TESTS. 1924.
| No. Submitted for Examination. | Negative Result. (Bacilli) | Positive Result. (Bacilli) | Non-Virulent. | Virulent. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 15 | 4 | ] | 3 |
| Periods. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Pulmonary Tuberculosis. | Totals. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive Results. | Negative Results. | Total Examined | Positive Results. | Negative Results. | Total Examined | Positive Results. | Negative Results. | Total Examined | ||
| 1914 | 178 | 518 | 696 | 15 | 44 | 59 | 243 | 567 | 810 | 1,565 |
| 1915 | 123 | 360 | 483 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 198 | 568 | 766 | 1,284 |
| 1913 | 127 | 277 | 404 | 10 | 12 | 135 | 390 | 525 | 951 | |
| 1917 | 100 | 216 | 316 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 165 | 420 | 585 | 921 |
| 1918 | 74 | 171 | 245 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 111 | 358 | 469 | 738 |
| 1919 | 110 | 352 | 468 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 92 | 348 | 440 | 928 |
| 1920 | 261 | 677 | 938 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 83 | 375 | 458 | 1,419 |
| 1921 | 238 | 969 | 1,207 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 127 | 421 | 548 | 1,777 |
| 1922 | 291 | 953 | 1,244 | — | 9 | 9 | 139 | 472 | 611 | 1,864 |
| 1923 | 306 | 1,371 | 1,677 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 152 | 719 | 871 | 2,568 |
| Average 10 years ... | 181 | 587 | 768 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 144 | 464 | 608 | 1,401 |
| 1924 ...... | 180 | 1,333 | 1,513 | — | 17 | 17 | 127 | 650 | 777 | 2,307 |
VACCINATION.
Of the 6,098 births registered in 1923, the returns of vaccination show that
only 3,169 infants were successfully vaccinated, while 20 were found to be
insusceptible. There were also 319 who died unvaccinated, and 1,751 statutory
declarations of conscientious objection to vaccination were obtained by the parents
or guardians; 79 vaccinations were postponed under medical authority, 253 were
removed to other districts or places unknown, thus leaving 507 unaccounted for.
The return of certificates of exemption, therefore, represents 28.7 per cent. of
the registered births.
Years.
Vaccination per 100
births, less infants who
died unvaccinated.
Years.
Vaccination per 100
births, less infants who
died unvaccinatcd.
1914 46.8 1910 46.0
1915 49.0 1920 49.3
1010 47 5 1921 44.9
1917 46.7 1922 40.3
1918 46.4 1923 54.8