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Islington 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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[1932
Enteric Fever.—15 cases were notified which showed a decrease of 2 on
the average (17) that obtained during the ten years 1922-31. The attack-rate was
0.04 per 1,000 annually, a decrease of 0.01 on the mean rate 0.05 of the last ten
years. In London the rate was 0.04.
Puerperal Fever.—See page 12.
Erysipelas.—165 cases were notified, and were 32 above the average of the
preceding ten years, the attack-rate being 0.51 per 1,000 of the civil population.
FATALITY FROM THE PRINCIPAL NOTIFIABLE
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
By "Fatality" is meant the percentage proportion of deaths to attacks of
sickness.
During the year it was found that of the 1,962 cases notified, 50 deaths occurred, or 2.7 per cent., which contrasts with an average percentage of 2.7 in the preceding ten years 1922-31.
| Years. | Cases. | Deaths. | Fatality. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | 2.787 | 102 | 3.7 |
| 1923 | 2,096 | 48 | 2.3 |
| 1924 | 2,087* | 66 | 3.2 |
| 1925 | 2,194 | 51 | 2.3 |
| 1926 | 1.919‡ | 63 | 3.3 |
| 1927 | 1,813 | 55 | 3.0 |
| 1928 | 2,260 | 60 | 2.7 |
| 1929 | 2,439 | 57 | 2.3 |
| 1930 | 3,057 | 80 | 2.6 |
| 1931 | 2,111 | 43 | 2.0 |
| Mean | 2,276 | 63 | 2,7 |
| 1932 | 1,962 | 50 | 2.7 |
*Including 2 cases not notified. ‡Includes 1 case not notified.
Hospital Isolation.—Of the 1,962 cases of infectious disease notified,
1,879 were isolated in hospital, equal to a percentage of 95.7, while only 4.3 percent.
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. |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1929 | 2,337 | 95.8 |
| 1930 | 2,879 | 94.2 |
| 1931 | 2,015 | 95.4 |
| 1932 | 1,879 | 95.7 |