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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 1955
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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| Disease | Number of Notifications | Number of Deaths | Removed to Hospital | Number of Cases returned to Registrar-General after correction of Diagnosis | Cases "coming to knowledge" but not Notified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | - | (—) | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 216 | (201) | — | 57 | 212 | 11 |
| Diphtheria | 9 | (6) | — | 7 | 1 | — |
| Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) | 7 | (1) | — | 3 | 2 | _ |
| Typhus Fever | — | (-) | — | — | — | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 430 | (311) | — | 413 | 431 | 9 |
| Ac. Primary & Influenzal Pneumonia | 117 | (104) | 4 | 5 | 118 | _ |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 14 | (17) | — | 10 | 14 | — |
| Acute Encephalitis | 2 | (1) | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 7 | (9) | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Anthrax | — | (1) | — | — | — | —. |
| Dysentery | 428 | (1,168) | — | 72 | 407 | 64 |
| Malaria | 2 | (2) | — | 2 | 2 | — |
| Erysipelas | 28 | (37) | — | 4 | 28 | — |
| Measles | 2,872 | (1,191) | — | 153 | 2,886 | 55 |
| Whooping Cough | 363 | (263) | — | 58 | 360 | 12 |
| Ac. Poliomyelitis | 85 | (19) | 3 | 76 | 55 | 1 |
| Food Poisoning | 294 | (104) | — | 36 | 303 | 47 |
| Tuberculosis—Lungs | 405 | (419) | 45 | — | 308 | — |
| Tuberculosis—Other Forms | 46 | (28) | 2 | — | 42 | — |
| Scabies | 65 | (59) | - | - | 66 | 126 |
(Figures in brackets are notifications for 1954)
| Smallpox | 29 | Erysipelas | 29 |
| Scarlet Fever | 227 | Measles | 3,003 |
| Diphtheria | 10 | Whooping Cough | 357 |
| Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) | 32 | Acute Poliomyelitis | 204 |
| Typhus | — | Food Poisoning | 174 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 8 | Scabies | 171 |
| Dysentery | 547 | Vermin | 180 |
| Malaria | 2 | Enteritis | — |
| Pneumonia | — | Ineffective Visits | 1,364 |
| Anthrax | Others | 281 | |
| Total | 6,618 | ||
Smallpox.
No cases of smallpox were recorded. Three suspect cases were visited by the
Medical Officer of Health on requests by medical practitioners. These were not