Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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1928]
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Hospital Isolation.—Of the 2,260 cases of infectious diseases notified,
2,153 were isolated in hospital, equal to a percentage of 95.3 while only 4.7 per
cent. of the patients were nursed at home.
The following tabular statement shows the number of cases treated in the various public institutions:—
Year. | Cases treated in Hospital. | Percentage of cases treated. |
---|---|---|
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 |
1925 | 2,105 | 95.9 |
1926 | 1.852 | 96.5 |
1927 | 1,722 | 95.0 |
1928 | 2,153 | 95.3 |
DISEASES TREATED IN HOSPITAL.
Disease. | Total cases. | Cases isolated. | Percentage of known cases. |
---|---|---|---|
Small Pox | 4 | 4 | 100.0 |
Scarlet Fever | 1,305 | 1,272 | 97.5 |
Diphtheria | 760 | 752 | 98.9 |
Enteric Fever | 19 | 17 | 89.5 |
Erysipelas | 134 | 77 | 57.4 |
Puerperal Fever | 38 | 31 | 81.6 |
Continued Fever | — | — | — |
2,260 | 2,153 | 95.3 | |
Notified Cases Treated. | Percentage of Notified Cases Treated. | Deaths Occurring | Percentage of Deaths Occurring. | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
In Hospital | At Home | Total | In Hospital | At Home | In Hospital | At Home | Total | In Hospital | At Home | Total | |
Small Pox | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | ||||||||
Scarlet Fever | 1,272 | 33 | 1,305 | 97.5 | 2.5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 0.6 |
Diphtheria | 752 | 8 | 760 | 98.9 | 1.1 | 22 | 3 | 25 | 3.0 | 37.5 | 3.3 |
Enteric (Typhoid Fever) | 17 | 2 | 19 | 89.5 | 10.5 | 2 | 2 | 11.0 | 10.5 | ||
Typhus Fever | |||||||||||
Erysipelas | 77 | 57 | 134 | 57.4 | 42.6 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 15.6 | 5.3 | 11.2 |
Puerperal Fever | 31 | 7 | 38 | 81.6 | 18.4 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 29.0 | 14.3 | 26.3 |
Continued Fever | |||||||||||
Relapsing Fever | |||||||||||
Cholera | |||||||||||
Total | 2,153 | 107 | 2,260 | 95.3 | 4.7 | 52 | 8 | 60 | 2.4 | 7.5 | 2.7 |