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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Islington 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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73 [1936
PUERPERAL FEVER.
Of the 25 cases coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health
during 1936, 4 were notified by Private Practitioners. The proportion of total
cases to births was 5.29 per thousand. The notifications were 14 below the average
(39) of the preceding ten years and showed an increase of 0.05 in the proportion
of attacks to 1,000 births.
Cases of P uerperal F ever notified and inquired into during the year 1936.
| Tufnell. | Upper Holloway. | Tollington. | Lower Hollo-way. | Highbury. | Barns-bury. | South-East. | The Borough | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases notified | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 25 |
| Private Practitioners' Cases | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | |
| Hospital Cases | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 21 |
| Certified Midwives' Cases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cases inquired into | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 25 |
| Cases treated in Hospital | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 24 |
| Cases treated at Home | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
24 of the 25 cases were treated in hospitals, 19 having the " onset " there,
and the remaining 5 were subsequently removed to hospital. Of the cases, 4 were
dealt with in London County Council Infectious Diseases Hospitals, and 20 in
either St. Mary, Islington, Hospital, or other London Hospitals.
Deaths.—3 deaths were registered as being due to Puerperal Fever.
PUERPERAL PYREXIA.
Notification of Puerperal Pyrexia Regulations, 1926.—There were 57 cases
notified, as against 48 last year. Of these, 8 were Private Medical Practitioners'
cases; 49 occurred in Hospital. The notifications were in the proportion of 12.0
per 1,000 births.
Cases of P uerperal P yrexia notified and inquired into during the year 1936.
| Tufnell. | Upper Hollo-way. | Toll-ington. | Lower Hollo-way, | Highbury. | Barns-bury. | South-East. | The Borough | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases notified | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 57 |
| Private Praclitioners'Cases | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Hospital Cases | 4 | 6 | o | 10 | 9 | 11 | 49 | |
| Certified Midwives' Cases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cases inquired into | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 57 |
| Cases treated in Hospital | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 49 |
| Cases treated at Home | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
The services of the Consultant were sought on four occasions during the year.
Early last year this service was extended to include cases of Difficult Confinement,
and three of these cases were for this purpose.
PEMPHIGUS NEONATORUM.
During the year 1936 five cases came to the knowledge of the Medical Officer
of Health, and all recovered.