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Islington 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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[1933
Enteric Fever. — A total of 15 cases of Enteric Fever were notified, the
others being not traced to any common source. This is a decrease of one on the
average (16) that obtained during the ten years 1923-32. The attack-rate was 0.05
per 1,000 annually, an increase of 0.01 on the mean rate, 0.04, of the last ten years.
In London the rate was 0.04.
Puerperal Fever —See page 12.
Erysipelas.—183 cases were notified, and were 45 above the average of the
preceding ten years, the attack-rate being 0.57 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 2,016 cases notified, 67 deaths occurred, or 3.3 percent., which contrasts with an average percentage of 2.6 in the preceding ten years 1923-32.
| Years. | Cases. | Deaths. | Fatality. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1932 | 1,962 | 50 | 2.7 |
| Mean | 2,193 | 57 | 2.6 |
| 1933 | 2,016 | 67 | 3.3 |
* Including 2 cases not notified. ‡ Includes 1 case not notified.
Hospital Isolation.—Of the 2,016 cases of infectious disease notified,
1,911 were isolated in hospital, equal to a percentage of 94.3, while only 5.7 per
cent. 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. |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1933 | 1,911 | 94.3 |