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Islington 1932

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Table: DISEASES TREATED IN HOSPITAL.

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DISEASES TREATED IN HOSPITAL.

Disease.	Total cases.	Cases isolated.	Percentage of known cases.
Small-pox	162	162	100.0
Scarlet Fever	983	961	97.7
Diphtheria	601	600	99.8
Enteric Fever	15	15	100.0
Erysipelas	165	107	64.9
Puerperal Fever	35	33	94.3
Continued Fever	1	1	100.0
	1.962	1,879	95.7

Table: Summary ofInfectious Sicknessand ofDeathsarising therefrom, distinguishing theGasestreated atHomeand inHospitals;and showing the percentage of notified Cases removed to Hospitals, together with theFatalityamong cases treated atHomeand, inHospitalsduring the year1932

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Summary ofInfectious Sicknessand ofDeathsarising therefrom, distinguishing theGasestreated atHomeand inHospitals;and showing the percentage of notified Cases removed to Hospitals, together with theFatalityamong cases treated atHomeand, inHospitalsduring the year1932

	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 Scarlet	162	—	162	100.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
Fever	961	22	983	97.7	2.3	7	—	7	0.7	_	0.7
Diphtheria Enteric (Typhoid	600	1	601	99.8	0.2	19	1	20	3.0	0.1	3.1
Fever) Typhus	15	—	15	100.0	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—
Fever	—	—	—	—	_	—	—_	—_	—_	—_	—_
Erysipelas Puerperal	107	58	165	64.9	35.1	17	2	19	10.0	1.2	11.2
Fever Continued	33	2	35	94.3	5.7	4	—	4	11.7	—	11.7
Fever Relapsing	1	—	1	100.0	—	—	—	—	—		—
Fever	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Cholera	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Total	1,879	83	1,962	95.7	4.3	47	3	50	2.5	0.2	2.7

Table: Showing the number ofCasesandAttack Ratesof the severalNotifiable Infectious Diseaseswhich occurred during each of the Ten Years 1922-31 and in1932.

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Showing the number ofCasesandAttack Ratesof the severalNotifiable Infectious Diseaseswhich occurred during each of the Ten Years 1922-31 and in1932.

DISEASES.		YEARS.										Average number of cases, 1922 31	1932	Increase or Decrease
DISEASES.		1922	1923	1924	1925	1926	1927	1928	1929	1930	1931	Average number of cases, 1922 31	1932	Increase or Decrease
Small-pox	Cases	_	—	_	_	1	_	4	71	244	66	†—	162	—
Small-pox	Rate	—	—	—	—	0.00	—	0.01	0.22	0.75	0.21	—	0.50	—
Diphtheria	Cases	1126	889	854	911	743	716	756	1004	1242	710	891	598	—293
Diphtheria	Rate	3.37	2.64	2.48	2.69	2.19	2.14	2.33	3.14	3.81	219	2.70	1.84	—0.86
Membranous	Cases	4	2	2	2	—	4	4	4	6	4	4	3	-1
Croup	Rate	0.01	0.00	0.00	0.00	—	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	—
Scarlet Fever	Cases	1496	1080	1077	1139	1010	909	1305	1155	1310	1093	1154	983	—171
	Rate	4.48	3.21	313	3.36	2.98	2.72	4.02	3.61	4.02	3.37	3.47	3.03	—0.44
Enteric Fever	Cases	9	16	14	10	18	12	19	18	31	16	17	15	_2
	Rate	0.03	0.05	0.04	0.03	0.05	0.03	0.06	0.06	0.09	0.05	0.05	0.04	—001
Continued	Cases	—	—	3	—	1	—	_	1	—	—	—	1	+1
Fever	Rate	—	—	0.01	—	0.00	—	_	0.00	0.00	—	—	0.00	—
Puerperal	Cases	20	22	19	23	27	33	38	38	36	45	29	35	+6
Fever*	Rate	2.68	3.10	2.79	3.50	4.18	5.40	6.56	6.89	6.3	8.52	4.62	7.07	+2.45
Erysipelas	Cases	132	87	116	109	118	139	134	148	188	177	133	165	+32
Erysipelas	Rate	0.39	0.26	0.34	0.32	0.35	0.42	0.41	0.46	0.58	0.54	0.40	0.51	+0.11
Totals	Cases	2787	2096	2085	2194	1918	1813	2260	2439	3057	2111	2228	1962	— 266
	Rate	8.34	6.22	6.06	6.47	5.65	5.42	6.96	7.62	9.38	6.50	6.72	6.04	— 0.68

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

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Islington 1932

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Table: DISEASES TREATED IN HOSPITAL.

Table: Summary ofInfectious Sicknessand ofDeathsarising therefrom, distinguishing theGasestreated atHomeand inHospitals;and showing the percentage of notified Cases removed to Hospitals, together with theFatalityamong cases treated atHomeand, inHospitalsduring the year1932

Table: Showing the number ofCasesandAttack Ratesof the severalNotifiable Infectious Diseaseswhich occurred during each of the Ten Years 1922-31 and in1932.

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