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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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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SECTION B. PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES. Notifiable Infectious Diseases and Deaths during the year 1956.
| 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 | 171 | (216) | — | 38 | 163 | 17 |
| Diphtheria | 8 | (9) | — | 8 | 2 | — |
| Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) | 3 | (7) | — | 2 | 2 | — |
| Typhus Fever | — | (—) | — | — | —. | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 299 | (430) | — | 283 | 299 | — |
| Ac. Primary & Influenzal Pneumonia | 90 | (117) | 3 | 5 | 92 | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 18 | (14) | — | 15 | 18 | — |
| Acute Encephalitis | 7 | (2) | — | 7 | 9 | — |
| Meningococcal Infection | 8 | (7) | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| Anthrax | — | (—) | — | — | — | — |
| Dysentery | 370 | (428) | — | 51 | 353 | 93 |
| Malaria | 3 | (2) | — | 2 | 3 | — |
| Erysipelas | 33 | (28) | — | 8 | 32 | 7 |
| Measles | 1,997 | (2,872) | — | 74 | 1,999 | 121 |
| Whoopmg Cough | 529 | (363) | 1 | 81 | 529 | 60 |
| Ac. Poliomyelitis | 24 | (85) | — | 16 | 11 | — |
| Food Poisoning | 141 | (294) | — | 15 | 148 | 3 4 |
| Tuberculosis—Lungs | 378 | (405) | 34 | — | 300 | — |
| Tuberculosis—Other Forms | 36 | (46) | 1 | — | 35 | — |
| Scabies | 57 | (65) | — | 1 | 57 | 154 |
(Figures in brackets are notifications for 1955)
Domiciliary Visiting of Infectious Disease Cases and Contacts—No. of Visits
Smallpox — Erysipelas 43
Scarlet Fever 171 Measles 2,092
Diphtheria 14 Whooping Cough 562
Enteric Fever (including Typhoid Acute Poliomyelitis 92
and Paratyphoid) 10 Food Poisoning 154
Meningococcal Infection 12 Scabies 221
Dysentery 591 Vermin 226
Malaria 1 Ineffective Visits 910
Acute Encephalitis 6 Others 35
Total 5,140
Smallpox.
Although there were no cases and no contacts to be visited in the Borough
during the year, the possibility of smallpox arising in an unprotected community