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Islington 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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1936]
| Sub-Registration Districts. | Wards. | Small pox. | Scarlet Fever or Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Enteric (Typhoid) Fever. | Typhus Fever. | | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Continued Fever. | Relapsing Fever. | Cholera. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tufnell | Tufnell | - | 73 | 51 | - | 1 | - | 10 | 2 | - | - | - | 137 | |
| Up. Holloway Tollington | Up. Holloway | - | 99 | 54 | - | - | - | 25 | 4 | - | - | - | 182 | |
| Tollington | - | 76 | 37 | - | 1 | - | 11 | 3 | - | - | - | 128 | ||
| Lr. Holloway | Lr. Holloway | - | 89 | 94 | - | 3 | - | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | 195 | |
| Highbury | - | 82 | 38 | - | 1 | - | 9 | 1 | - | - | - | 131 | ||
| Highbury | Mildmay | - | 69 | 57 | - | 1 | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | 140 | |
| Thornhill | - | 74 | 61 | - | - | - | 23 | 7 | - | - | - | 165 | ||
| Barnsbury | Barnsbury | - | 44 | 59 | 1 | — | - | 6 | 2 | - | — | - | 112 | |
| St. Mary's | - | 60 | 31 | - | - | - | 6 | — | - | - | - | 97 | ||
| Islington, S.E. | Canonbiiry | - | 50 | 39 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | 99 | |
| St. Peter's | - | 44 | 62 | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | - | — | - | 118 | ||
| Totals | 760 | 583 | 1 | 7 | - | 128 | 25 | - | - | - | 1504 | |||
| Attack-Rates per 1,000 population | — | 2.45 | 1.88 | 0.00 | 0.02 | — | 0.41 | 0.08 | - | - | - | 4.84 | ||
OTHER NOTIFIABLE DISEASES.
The diseases which are notifiable in Islington include those which have since
been added by Order, and the complete list is as follows:—Small Pox, Cholera,
Diphtheria, Membranous Croup, Erysipelas, the disease known as Scarlatina or
Scarlet Fever, the fevers known by any of the following names: Typhus, Typhoid,
Enteric, Relapsing, Continued, or Puerperal, and also the following infectious
diseases: Anthrax, Acute Poliomyelitis, Acute Encephalitis Lethargica, Acute
Polio-Encephalitis, Acute Primary Pneumonia, Acute Influenzal-Pneumonia,
Cerebro-spinal fever or Epidemic Cerebro-spinal Meningitis, Dysentery, Glanders
or Farcy, Hydrophobia or Rabies, Malaria, Ophthalmia Neonatorum, Plague,
Tuberculosis, Puerperal Pyrexia, and Chicken-pox (except in the vaccinated under
10 years of age).
Acute Poliomyelitis.
One case of this disease was notified during the year, as contrasted with six
in 1935, and four in 1934.
Epidemic Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis.
Six cases were notified during the year to the Medical Officer of Health as
against 7 in 1935. During the ten years 1926-35 the cases averaged 8 per annum.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES (LONDON) REGULATIONS, 1927.
Malaria, Dyseniery, Acute Primary Pneumonia and Acute Influenzal Pneumonia.
Schedule dealing with Typhus, Relapsing and Enteric Fevers.
During the past five years the following cases were notified by medical practitioners to the Medical Officer of Health.
| 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malaria | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 15 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 35 |
| Acute Primary Pneumonia | 254 | 179 | 189 | 151 | 154 |
| Acute Influenzal Pneumonia | 87 | 125 | 71 | 59 | 56 |
| Total | 358 | 309 | 265 | 246 | 245 |