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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 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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Diphtheria Cases and Immunisation state 1947-1953 (inclusive)
| Immunised | Non-Immunised | Unknown | Total | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age Groups 0—5 5—15 15 + | Age Groups 0—5 5—15 15 + | ||||
| 1953 | — — 1 | « | 1 | Nil | |
| 1952 | — | — | |||
| 1951 | 1 2 — | 8 5 1 | — | 17 | 7 years—Not immunised |
| 1950 | — 5 — | 3 7 4 | — | 19 | 7 years—Not immunised |
| 1949 | 1 3 — | 2 8 3 | — | 17 | 4 years |
| 6 years Not immunised | |||||
| 1948 | 1 2 1 | 1 — 2 | — | 7 | Nil |
| 1947 | — 5 1 | 2 4 5 | 2 | 19 | 16 years—Not immunised |
| Totals | 3 17 2 | 16 24 16 | 2 | 80 | 5 deaths (None immunised) |
| 22 | 56 |
No. of Islington Children Immunised against Diphtheria—1939-1953
| 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 525 | 89 | 3,261 | 5,734 | 6,321 | 3,165 | 3,688 | 3,425 | 4,563 | 5,387 | 3,185 | 2,604 | 3,073 | 3,019 | 2,654 |
Diphtheria Immunisation.
Dr. B. E. Sharpe, Divisional Medical Officer, London County Council, has kindly supplied the following figures in respect of Islington children for the current year.
| Estimated proportion of Children Immunised at 31.12.53 | Under 5 yrs. 54.7% | 5—15 yrs. 95.6% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Attendance at all Clinics | 7,639 | ||
| Sessions Held | 321 | ||
| Average Attendance | 23.8 | ||
| Number of Children who received Full Course of Immunising— Injections:— | |||
| Under 5 years | 2,439 | ||
| 5—15 years | 215 | ||
| Boosting Injections | 2,079 | ||
Schick testing was discontinued in 1953. Information as in previous reports is, therefore, no longer available.
| Food Poisoning | Number of notifications received | |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 7 | |
| 1948 | 10 | |
| 1949 | 55 | |
| 1950 | 104 | |
| 1951 | 148 | |
| 1952 | 58 | |
| 1953 | 243 | |
It will be noted from the above table that more notifications of food poisoning
were received in 1953 than in any previous year.