London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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| Fatality Rates per 1,000 notifications each age group (1949-1958) | Percentage of notifications (1949-1958) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | 1 - 5 | 5 & upwards | Under 1 | 1 - 5 | 5 & upwards | |
| Measles | 1.97 | 0.21 | 0.11 | 4.1 | 57 6 | 38 3 |
| Whooping Cough | 5. 16 | 1.41 | - | 11.9 | 54 8 | 33.3 |
Over the ten-year period 54.8 per cent of all cases of whooping cough and
57 6 per cent of all cases of measles were in children one to five years of age.
Whooping cough Prophylaxis.
Whooping cough immunisation is carried out in the Local Health Authority
Clinics and by general practitioners The Divisional Medical Officer has kindly
made available the following information in regard to Islington children:-
Whooping cough Prophylaxis
Total attendances 7917
Completed cases 2667
London (Measles and Whooping cough) Regulations, 1938
Home visiting of measles and whooping cough cases was carried out by the Home Visitors as under:-
| Measles | Whooping Cough | No. of Ineffective Visits | Re visits |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,098 | 128 | 316 | 4 |
Acute Poliomyelitis.
There were relatively few confirmed cases of poliomyelitis during the year.
In fact, the number, as will be apparent in the table, was the lowest in any
post-war year except 1951 None of the cases was fatal.
Immunisation against poliomyelitis was carried on throughout the year
through the Divisional Health Services of the London County Council.
The cases reported for each of ten years are set out as under:-