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Islington 1931

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

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[1931

Table: Showing the number ofCasesandAttack Ratesof the severalNotifiable Infectious Diseaseswhich occurred during each of the Ten Years 1921.30 and in1931.

Showing the number ofCasesandAttack Ratesof the severalNotifiable Infectious Diseaseswhich occurred during each of the Ten Years 1921.30 and in1931.

DISEASES.YEARS.Average number of cases, 1921.301931Increase or Decrease
1921192219231924192519261927192819291930
Small-poxCases-----1-471244†-66+ 66
Rate——--—000—0010.220.75-0.21—
DiphtheriaCases1548112688985491174371675610041242974710— 264
Rate4.653.372.642.482.692192142.333143.812.932.19— 0.74
Membranous CroupCases54222—444634+ 1
Rate0.020.010.000.000.00—0.010.010.010.010.010.01-
Scarlet FeverCases26221496108010771139101090913051155131012981093— 205
Rate7.874.483.213133.362.982.724.023.614.023.913.37— 0.54
Enteric FeverCases10916141018121918311616—
Rate0.030030050.040030050030060.060090050.05_
Continued FeverCases———3—1——1————
Rate———0.01—0.00——0.000.00—--
PuerperalCases342022192327333838363045+ 1®
Fever*Rate4.312.683.102.793.504.185.406.566.896.34.598.52+ 3.93
ErysipelasCases12513287116109118139134148188125177+ 52
Rate0.380.390.260.340.320.350.420.410.460.580.370.54+ 0.17
TotalsCases434427872096208521941918181322602439305724462111— 335
Rate1.3058.346.226.066.475.655.426.967.629.387.366.500.86

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* Per 1,000 Registered Births. †Average where there has been continuance of disease during 10 years.

Table: Showing theCasesof theNotifiable Infectious Diseasesnotified in theSub. Registration Districtsand theWardsduring the Year1931.

Showing theCasesof theNotifiable Infectious Diseasesnotified in theSub. Registration Districtsand theWardsduring the Year1931.

SUB-Registration Districts.Wards.Small pox.Scarlet Fever or Scarlatina.Diphtheria.Membranous1 Croup.Enteric (Typhoid' Fever.lTyphus FeverErysipelas.Puerperal FeverJContinued Fever.Relapsing Fever.Cholera.Total.
TufnellTufnell211059-3-243---201
Up. HollowayUp. Holloway—9696-2-163---213
TollingtonTollington310056-—-222---183
Lr. HollowayLr. Holloway51738922-227---300
HighburyHighbury39551—1-206---176
Mildmay—5327—2-93---94
BarnsburyThornhill511410612-139---250
Barnsbury4270351]-16—---165
Islington, S.E.St. Mary's17348-—-113---136
Canonbury59535-—-135---153
St. Peter's—114108—3-114---240
Totals661,093710416—17745———2,111
Attack-Rates per 1,000 population0.213.372.190.010.05—0.540.13—-—6 50

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OTHER NOTIFIABLE DISEASES.
The diseases which are notifiable in Islington include those which have since
been added by Order, and the complete list 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 Poliomyelitis, Acute Encephalitis Lethargica, Acute
Polio.Encephalitis, Acute Primary Pneumonia, Acute Influenzal-Pneumonia,
Cerebro.spinal fever or Epidemic Cerebro.spinal Meningitis, Dysentery, Glanders