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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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Diphtheria Cases and Immunisation state 1947-1954 (inclusive)
| Year | Immunised | Non-Immunised | Un-known | Total | Deaths | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age Groups | Age Groups | |||||||||
| 0—5 | 5—15 | 15 + | 0—5 | 5—15 | 15 + | |||||
| 1954 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | Nil | |
| 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 | Not immunised |
| 6 year | ||||||||||
| 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 | 3 | 81 | 5 deaths (Noneimmunised) | |
| 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, 1954.
Dr. B. E. A. Sharpe, Divisional Medical Officer, London County Council, has
kindly supplied the following figures in respect of Islington children for the current
year.
As immunity tends to wane with the passage of time, the Immunity Index relates only to children who have been inoculated during the last 5 years. This is consonant with the Immunity Index given by the Ministry of Health.
| Age at 31.12.54 i.e. born in year | Under 1 1954 | 1—4 1953-50 | 5—9 1949-45 | 10—14 1944-40 | Under 15 Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last complete course (whether primary or boost) 1950-54 | 445 | 8,744 | 5,683 | 1,489 | 16,361 |
| Mid-year population | 3,930 | 13,370 | 29,600 | 46,900 | |
| Immunity Index | 11.3 | 65.4 | 24.2 | 34.9 | |
Food Poisoning Number of notifications received
| 1947 | 7 | |
| 1948 | 10 | |
| 1949 | 55 | |
| 1950 | 104 | |
| 1951 | 148 | |
| 1952 | 58 | |
| 1953 | 243 | |
| 1954 | 104 | |