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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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New Cases and Mortality during 1947.
| Ages | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0- | _ | 2 | _ | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 1- | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 5- | 27 | 20 | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — |
| 15- | 63 | 86 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 25- | 60 | 55 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 13 | — | — |
| 35- | 45 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17 | — | 2 |
| 45- | 38 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 10 | — | 1 |
| 55- | 36 | 12 | — | 1 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 65 and upwards | 23 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 1 | — | |
| Total for all ages | 298 | 229 | 26 | 33 | 104 | 75 | 2 | 6 |
| 586 | 187 | |||||||
Rate per 1,000 population—
New cases—pulmonary 2.18
non-pulmonary 0.24
Deaths— pulmonary 0.74
non-pulmonary 0.03
Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations 1930.
The total number of cases of tuberculosis on the Register as at 31st December, 1947, was—
| Pulmonary— | Males | 1,099 |
| Females | 907 | |
| Non-Pulmonary— | Males | 163 |
| Females | 151 | |
| 2,320 |
Work of Tuberculosis Dispensaries.
The work of the Tuberculosis Dispensaries at the Royal Northern and Royal
Chest Hospitals was re-organised during 1947. Following the retirement of Dr. A
Leitch, Tuberculosis Officer at the South Dispensary since 1920, Dr. J. Wallace
Craig, of the Northern Dispensary was promoted to take charge of the clinical work
at both Dispensaries. Dr. B. Simonds was appointed as a whole-time assistant tc
Dr. Craig and Dr. R. Nicholson as part-time Assistant Tuberculosis Officer.
It will be noted that there was an increase of work at both Dispensaries.
| North | South | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Attendances | 9,472 | 4,578 |
| New cases and contacts examined | 2,239 | 1,114 |
| Number of visits by Tuberculosis Officers | 221 | 168 |
| Number of visits by Nurses | 736 | 946 |
Dispensary Registers.
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total | Grand Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults | Children | Adults | Children | Adults | Children | ||||||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | ||
| Number of definite cases of tuberculosis on Dis pensary Registers at end of the year | 815 | 698 | 94 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 36 | 47 | 890 | 773 | 130 | 119 | 1,912 |