[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough] page 13

Islington 1956

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]

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Table: The following table shows the age-groups of the notified cases during 1956 :—

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The following table shows the age-groups of the notified cases during 1956 :—

			5 years and upwards
No. of Notifications in 1956	Under 1 year	1—5 years	5 years and upwards
No. of Notifications in 1956	63	1,135	799
Percentage of total notifications	3.2	56.8	40.0
No. of Deaths	_	_	_

Table: Whooping Cough. With 529 cases, whooping cough showed a substantial increase over the figures for the previous year, which were in themselves greater than average. The proportions in the different age groups were much the same as previously.

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Whooping Cough. With 529 cases, whooping cough showed a substantial increase over the figures for the previous year, which were in themselves greater than average. The proportions in the different age groups were much the same as previously.

			5 years and upwards
	Under 1 year	1—5 years	5 years and upwards
No. of Notifications in 1956	61	270	198
Percentage of total notifications	11.5	51.1	37.4
No. of Deaths	_	1	_

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Islington 1956

Table: The following table shows the age-groups of the notified cases during 1956 :—

Table: Whooping Cough. With 529 cases, whooping cough showed a substantial increase over the figures for the previous year, which were in themselves greater than average. The proportions in the different age groups were much the same as previously.