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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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DYSENTERY OUTBREAK IN ISLINGTON—December, 1953—December, 1954 (inclusive)
| Month | No. of Cases | Sex | Notified | Coming to know-ledge | Con-firmed Cases | Age Groups | Case employed as a food handler | Food Handler Contacts | Water Closet Accommodation | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0- | 1 - | 5- | 15- | 25- | 45- | 65 + | Same family | Separate family | Separate | Shared | |||||||
| December, 1953 | 80 | M | 34 | 5 | 62 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 15 | 34 |
| F | 41 | — | 3 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1954 | |||||||||||||||||
| January | 143 | M | 60 | 10 | 90 | 8 | 29 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 4 | 28 | 100 |
| F | 67 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 6 | — | 9 | 4 | |||||
| February | 143 | M | 55 | 5 | 75 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 56 | 84 |
| F | 69 | 14 | 4 | 23 | 25 | 7 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | |||||
| March | 269 | M | 115 | 13 | 146 | 6 | 52 | 47 | 4 | 17 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 99 | 141 |
| F | 127 | 14 | 9 | 42 | 38 | 15 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 3 | |||||
| April | 185 | M | 80 | 10 | 109 | 13 | 27 | 23 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 57 | 114 |
| F | 81 | 14 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | |||||
| May | 206 | M | 89 | 12 | 121 | 2 | 33 | 42 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 87 | 103 |
| F | 91 | 14 | 2 | 36 | 36 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | |||||
| June | 123 | M | 56 | 5 | 47 | 2 | 21 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 50 | 58 |
| F | 55 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| July | 42 | M | 24 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 15 | 25 |
| F | 16 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |||||
| August | 48 | M | 18 | 4 | 23 | — | 14 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 16 | 26 |
| F | 23 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||||
| September | 43 | M | 21 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 12 | 26 |
| F | 19 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| October | 52 | M | 18 | 6 | 37 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 22 |
| F | 23 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | |||||
| November | 30 | M | 16 | — | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 |
| F | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| December | 31 | M | 18 | — | 10 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 18 | 13 |
| F | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | |||||
| T otal | 1,395 | M | 604 | 73 | 776 | 50 | 248 | 237 | 29 | 77 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 56 | 43 | 498 | 757 |
| F | 637 | 81 | 45 | 213 | 184 | 71 | 137 | 37 | 31 | 14 | 54 | 40 | |||||