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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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New Cases and Mortality during 1952
| Ages | New Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | Respiratory | Non-Respiratory | |||||
| M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | M. | F. | |
| 0— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1— | 11 | 9 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| 5— | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 15— | 43 | 62 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | _ |
| 25— | 69 | 68 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 35— | 56 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 |
| 45— | 59 | 14 | — | 2 | 13 | 2 | — | — |
| 55— | 36 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 4 | — | — |
| 65 and upwards | 25 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 1 | — |
| Total for all ages | 310 | 208 | 27 | 32 | 52 | 23 | 3 | 2 |
| 577 | 80 | |||||||
Rates per 1,000 population—
New cases—pulmonary 2.16
non-pulmonary 0.25
Deaths— pulmonary 0.31
non-pulmonary 0.02
Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1952.
The Public Health Tuberculosis Regulations, 1952, came into operation on 1st
May, revoking the former Regulations of 1930. These Regulations place tuberculosis
in the same position as other notifiable infectious diseases, and the Medical Officer
of Health is no longer required to keep a Register of tuberculosis notifications. He
is, however, requested to keep a record, and this is being done so far as this Department
is concerned, so that, in effect, the Register is being maintained as far as
possible. Unfortunately, however, it is not likely to be as complete and up-to-date
as the former Register, since interchange of information between different Authorities,
including hospitals, is not now required, and not all desirable changes in regard
to patients can be noted.
The total number of cases of tuberculosis on the Register of the Department, as at 31st December, 1952 was :—
| Pulmonary | Males | 1,224 |
| Females | 1,043 | |
| Non-Pulmonary | Males | 139 |
| Females | 169 | |
| 2,575 | ||
Tuberculosis Dispensaries.
The Tuberculosis Dispensaries of the Regional Hospital Board continue to
function at the Royal Northern and Royal Chest Hospitals, with Dr. J. Wallace
Craig as Chest Physician-in-charge.