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Islington 1929

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]

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1929]

Table: HOME VISITATION— TUBERCULOSIS.Visits paid by Municipal Tuberculosis Visiting Nurse during the period 1st January, 1929, to 31st December, 1929.

HOME VISITATION— TUBERCULOSIS.

Visits paid by Municipal Tuberculosis Visiting Nurse during the period 1st January, 1929, to 31st December, 1929.

Month.North Dispensary.South Dispensary.Total.
January132144276
February145113258
March145123268
April148130278
May150128278
June132102234
July161112273
August138103241
September8357140
October164115279
November12282204
December9459153
Totals1,6141,2682,882

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THE INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE PUBLIC ELEMENTARY
SCHOOLS.
1,104 cases of the notifiable infectious diseases occurred in the Public
Elementary Schools of the Borough, of which 600 were Scarlet Fever and 480
Diphtheria.

Table: The number of notifications of the several diseases are given below:—

The number of notifications of the several diseases are given below:—

Disease.No. of Notifications.Average of preceding 10 years.Increase or Decrease.
Small Pox16-+16
Scarlet Fever600773—173
Diphtheria480446+34
Enteric Fever62+4
Other Diseases2—+2
Total1,1041,221—117

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Non-Notifiable Diseases.— 5,687 cases came to the knowledge of the
Medical Officer of Health during the year, viz., 1,075 cases of Measles, 856 cases
of Chicken Pox, 925 of Whooping Cough, and 2,831 of other diseases.
The information respecting these cases was received from the teachers of
schools within the borough.
Exclusion of Scholars from Schools.— 3,517 children were excluded
from classrooms of various schools owing to the presence of an infectious disease,
chiefly Diphtheria and Scarlet Fever, in the houses wherein they lived.

Table: The non-notifiable diseases among children attending the Public Elementary Schools were:—

The non-notifiable diseases among children attending the Public Elementary Schools were:—

Disease.Notifications by Teachers.Average of preceding 10 years.Increase or Decrease.
Measles1,0751,886—811
Chicken Pox856929—73
Whooping Cough925558+367
*Other Diseases2,8312,312+519
Total5,6875,685+2
* Note.— "Other Diseases" include Mumps, Scabies, Ophthalmia, Itch. etc.