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Islington 1957
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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Deaths—1957—1 (7 years).
1956—Nil.
1955—3 (17½ years; 30 years; and 5 years—the latter contracted outside the
borough, and not included in above tables).
1954—1 (27 years).
1953—3 (4 years ; 15 years ; 24 years).
1952—Nil.
1951—Nil.
1950—2 (6 years ; 12 years). The onset of the disease of the 6-year-old was in
1949.
1949—2 (2 years ; 26 years).
1948—Nil.
1947—4.
* Two cases, with onset in December, 1956, were notified in 1957, and are included in the
Above Return
Diphtheria Cases and Deaths—1927-1957
| Year | Notified Cases | Deaths | Year | Notified Cases | Confirmed Cases | Deaths | Year | Notified Cases | Confirmed Cases | Deaths | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 720 | 25 | 1938 | 595 | Not Available | 23 | 1949 | 55 | 17 | 2 | |
| 1928 | 760 | 25 | 1939 | 254 | 10 | 1950 | 50 | 19 | 1 | ||
| 1929 | 1,008 | 34 | 1940 | 101 | 2 | 1951 | 43 | 17 | 1 | ||
| 1930 | 1,248 | 42 | 1941 | 174 | 11 | 1952 | 23 | — | - | ||
| 1931 | 714 | 15 | 1942 | 201 | 2 | 1953 | 12 | 1 | - | ||
| 1932 | 601 | 20 | 1943 | 188 | 9 | 1954 | 6 | 1 | - | ||
| 1933 | 551 | 33 | 1944 | 94 | 38 | 2 | 1955 | 9 | 1 | - | |
| 1934 | 815 | 32 | 1945 | 86 | 45 | 3 | 1956 | 8 | 2 | - | |
| 1935 | 760 | 13 | 1946 | 137 | 50 | — | 1957 | 9 | 1 | - | |
| 1936 | 583 | 31 | 1947 | 72 | 19 | 1 | |||||
| 1937 | 623 | 20 | 1948 | 44 | 7 | — | |||||
Corrected Notifications
| Year | England and Wales | London | Islington |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | 23,199 | 758 | 38 |
| 1945 | 18,596 | 801 | 45 |
| 1946 | 11,986 | 747 | 50 |
| 1947 | 5,609 | 451 | 19 |
| 1948 | 3,575 | 335 | 7 |
| 1949 | 1,881 | 221 | 17 |
| 1950 | 962 | 81 | 19 |
| 1951 | 699 | 30 | 17 |
| 1952 | 101 | 5 | — |
| 1953 | 267 | 13 | 1 |
| 1954 | 176 | 8 | 1 |
| 1955 | 169 | 17 | 1 |
| 1956 | 63 | 11 | 2 |
| 1957 | 40 | 4 | 1 |
Diphtheria, fortunately, continues to be a rare disease. It will be seen from
the table above that there has been an average of not more than 1 confirmed case
per year since 1952, and no deaths. This does not signify, however, that an outbreak
could not still occur in an unprotected population, as happens from time to
time in this Country, and is certainly the position in some countries abroad.