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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 1958
[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 infections Diseases and Deaths during the year 1958-
| 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 | 272 | (203) | - | 43 | 268 | 24 |
| Diphtheria | 6 | (9) | - | 6 | 2 | - |
| Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) | 3 | (9) | - | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Typhus Fever | - | (-) | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 329 | (361) | - | 318 | 322 | - |
| Ac. Primary & Influenzal Pneumonia | 112 | (170) | - | 3 | 109 | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 29 | (17) | - | 25 | 29 | - |
| Acute Encephalitis | 3 | (3) | - | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 8 | (4) | _ | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Anthrax | - | (1) | - | - | - | - |
| Dysentery | 831 | (385) | - | 79 | 810 | 222 |
| Malaria | - | (-) | - | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 31 | (31) | - | 6 | 29 | 3 |
| Measles | 2965 | (1766) | 1 | 75 | 2940 | 196 |
| Whooping Cough | 116 | (431) | - | 7 | 113 | 15 |
| Ac. Poliomyelitis | 28 | (45) | - | 24 | 10 | - |
| Food Poisoning | 183 | (150) | - | 25 | 170 | 35 |
| Tuberculosis -Lungs | 457 | '(316) | 31 | - | 314 | - |
| Tuberculosis -Other Forms | 23 | (29) | 5 | - | 21 | _ |
| Scabies | 112 | (70) | - | 3 | 110 | 131 |
(Figures in brackets are notifications for 1957).
Domiciliary visiting of infections Disease cases and contacts - no of visits
Smallpox 3
Scarlet Fever 278
Diphtheria 19
Enteric Fever (including Typhoid
and Paratyphoid) 23
Meningococcal Infection 10
Dysentery 1,344
Malaria
Acute Encephalitis 4
Erysipelas 39
Measles 3, 100
Whooping Cough 130
Acute Poliomyelitis 65
Food Poisoning 190
Scabies 184
Vermin 468
Influenza
Ineffective Visits 1,239
Others 36
Total 7,132