London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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Diphtheria.
A chart of the number of diphtheria cases and deaths, together with the number of children immunised, is shown as follows:—
| Year | Cases | Deaths | Year | Cases | Deaths | Year | Cases | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | 743 | 31 | 1935 | 760 | 13 | 1944 | 94 | 2 |
| 1927 | 720 | 25 | 1936 | 583 | 31 | 1945 | 86 | 3 |
| 1928 | 760 | 25 | 1937 | 623 | 20 | 1946 | 137 | — |
| 1929 | 1,008 | 34 | 1938 | 595 | 23 | 1947 | 72 | 1 |
| 1930 | 1,248 | 42 | 1939 | 254 | 10 | 1948 | 44 | — |
| 1931 | 714 | 15 | 1940 | 101 | 2 | 1949 | * 17 | 2 |
| 1932 | 601 | 20 | 1941 | 174 | 11 | 1950 | * 19 | 1 |
| 1933 | 551 | 33 | 1942 | 201 | 2 | |||
| 1934 | 815 | 32 | 1943 | 188 | 9 | |||
| * Confirmed cases | ||||||||