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Islington 1929
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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[1929
DYSENTERY.
Six cases of Dysentery were notified during the year. Two occurred in
Tollington, 2 in Barnsbury, 1 in Lower Holloway and 1 in Upper Holloway
Wards.
The Infectious Diseases (London) Regulations, 1927, came into force in 1928,
superseding the regulations to which attention was drawn on page 35 of the
Medical Officer of Health's Report for the year 1927. These amended regulations
overcome the difficulties referred to.
GLANDERS, ANTHRAX AND HYDROPHOBIA IN MAN.
Order under Section 55 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1921, by the
London County Council. (Came into operation on the
26th April, 1909.)
No cases were known in Islington during the year .
Acute Encephalitis Lethargica and Acute Polio-Encephalitis.
These diseases became notifiable under an Order of the Local Government
Board on the 1st January, 1919. During the year 8 cases of Acute Encephalitis
Lethargica were known, but only 6 were notified. They showed an increase of 3
on the return of the previous year, whilst 3 deaths were registered; or 37.5 per
cent. of the cases.
The following summary shows the number of cases, and also the fatality of
recent years :—
| Years. | 1919 | 1920 | 1921 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | Average (10 years). | 1929 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One case of Acute Polio-encephalitis only was known in the Borough.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum. Purulent Disease of the Eyes of Newly-born Children.
See p. 10.
SUPPLY OF INSULIN TO NON-INSURED PERSONS.
Under Section 77 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, a temporary
supply of medicine, etc., for the poorer inhabitants of a district may with the
sanction of the Minister of Health, be made. Under this section, the Minister on
the 9th December, 1929, granted authority to the Islington Borough Council to
make such provision for the poorer inhabitants. The sanction was given provisicnally
for a period of twelve months. It is laid down by the Minister that
practitioners applying for supplies of Insulin should state :—
(a) the name and address, age and sex of each patients for whom it is
wanted, and
(b) to furnish a quarterly report in respect of each patient treated, giving
the following information
(1) The number of doses of Insulin administered ;
(2) Whether any tests were made of the urine or of the blood of
the patient, and, if so, by whom and with what results.