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Islington 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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[1932
the Medical Officer of Health, interviews with the parents of three families living
in the house, and the examination of the various children, the circumstances
appeared to indicate Dysentery. A bacteriological examination of a specimen from
one of the children, aged 8 years, revealed the Sonne bacillus, and upon this
confirmation the other cases were removed to hospital. The cases from this
particular household numbered six altogether.
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
2Gth April, 1909.)
No case was 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 4 cases of Acute Encephalitis
Lethargica were known, but only 3 were notified. They are the same as the return
of the previous year, whilst 1 death was registered.
The following summary shows the number of cases, and also the fatality of recent years:—
A cute E ncephalitis L ethargica.
| Years. | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 3929 | 1930 | 1931 | Average (10 years). | 1932 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | 3 | 10 | 39 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 4 |
| Deaths | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum. Purulent Disease of the Eyes of Newly-born Children.
See page 9.
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 provisionally
for a period of twelve months, and was extended for a further period of 12
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 patient 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.