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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 1957
[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 1957
| 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 | — | (-) | 1* | — | — | 1* |
| Scarlet Fever | 203 | (171) | — | 35 | 199 | 22 |
| Diphtheria | 9 | (8) | — | 9 | 1 | — |
| Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) | 9 | (3) | - | 9 | 7 | — |
| Typhus Fever | — | (-) | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 361 | (299) | — | 347 | 367 | — |
| Ac. Primary & Influenzal Pneumonia | 170 | (90) | — | 5 | 171 | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 17 | (18) | - | 15 | 17 | — |
| Acute Encephalitis | 3 | (7) | 1 | 3 | 3 | — |
| Meningococcal Infection | 4 | (8) | 2 | 4 | 2 | —- |
| Anthrax | 1 | (—) | — | 1 | 1 | —- |
| Dysentery | 385 | (370) | - | 54 | 390 | 60 |
| Malaria | — | (3) | - | - | - | — |
| Erysipelas | 31 | (33) | - | 6 | 31 | — |
| Measles | 1,766 | (1,997) | - | 72 | 1,757 | 108 |
| Whooping Cough | 431 | (529) | — | 46 | 427 | 50 |
| Ac. Poliomyelitis | 45 | (24) | 1 | 40 | 27 | — |
| Food Poisoning | 150 | (141) | - | 14 | 131 | 14 |
| Tuberculosis—Lungs | 316 | (378) | 28 | — | 255 | — |
| Tuberculosis—Other Forms | 29 | (36) | 3 | - | 29 | — |
| Scabies | 70 | (57) | - | 2 | 70 | 129 |
(Figures in brackets are notifications for 1956)
Domiciliary Visiting of Infectious Disease Cases and Contacts—No. of Visits
| Smallpox | 534 | Measles | 1,865 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 227 | Whooping Cough | 482 | |
| Diphtheria | 14 | Acute Poliomyelitis | 160 | |
| Enteric Fever (including Typhoid and Paratyphoid) | 50 | Food Poisoning | 169 | |
| Meningococcal Infection | 5 | Scabies | 182 | |
| Dysentery | 687 | Vermin | 374 | |
| Malaria | — | Influenza | 147 | |
| Acute Encephalitis | 1 | Ineffective Visits | 1,159 | |
| Erysipelas | 31 | Others | 42 | |
| Total | 6,129 | |||