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Islington 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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36
1933]
A return of attacks of the disease during the past ten years is given in the following statement:—
| 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | Average 10 yrs. 1923-32 | 1933 | Total Deaths, 1923-32. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | |
| 2nd „ | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 26 |
| 3rd „ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 4th „ | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| Year | 8 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 75 |
The deaths during the year numbered 7, and were equal to the high rate of
58 per cent. of the cases notified.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES (LONDON) REGULATIONS, 1927.
Malaria, Dysentery, Acute Primary Pneumonia and Acute Influenzal Pneumonia.
Schedule dealing with Typhus, Relapsing and Enteric Fevers.
Regulations dealing with these diseases came into force on the 7th January,
1919.
During the past five years the following cases were notified by medical practitioners to the Medical Officer of Health.
| 1929 | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malaria | 2 | Nil | 1 | 2 | Nil |
| Dysentery | 6 | Nil | 6 | 15 | 5 |
| Acute Primary Pneumonia | 397 | 323 | 370 | 254 | 179 |
| Acute Influenzal Pneumonia | 122 | 36 | 115 | 87 | 125 |
| Total | 527 | 359 | 492 | 358 | 309 |
ISLINGTON (CHICKEN-POX) REGULATIONS, 1930.
The regulations came into operation on the 24th March, 1930, and from that
time to the end of this year 1,928 cases had been notified. In 1933 the notifications
were 487.
DYSENTERY.
Five cases were notified during the year, but there was no common source of
infection. They were isolated cases occurring throughout the year.
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
26th April, 1909.)
One death from Anthrax was recorded in Islington during the year, un-notified.
Inquest, see page 25.
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 none were notified, whilst 3 deaths were registered.
One case of Polio-encephalitis was notified, but no death was registered.