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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 1960
[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 1960
| Disease | Number of Notifications | Number of Deaths | Removed to Hospi tal | Number of Cases returned to Registrar-General after correction of Diagnosis | Cases "coming to knowledge" but not Notified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 128 | (244) | - | 18 | 130 | 11 |
| Diphtheria | 4 | (48) | - | 3 | - | - |
| Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) | 6 | (17) | - | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Typhus Fever | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 160 | (312) | - | 160 | 163 | - |
| Ac. Primary & Influenzal Pneumonia | 56 | (108) | - | 9 | 59 | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 17 | (58) | - | 17 | 17 | - |
| Acute Encephalitis | 2 | (3) | - | 2 | 3 | - |
| Meningococcal Infection | 4 | (4) | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Anthrax | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Dysentery | 804 | (329) | - | 45 | 797 | 230 |
| Malaria | 1 | . | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Erysipelas | 15 | (29) | - | 5 | 15 | 1 |
| Measles | 1,436 | (1,360) | - | 54 | 1,431 | 74 |
| Whooping Cough | 565 | (165) | - | 83 | 567 | 75 |
| Ac. Poliomyelitis | 27 | (96) | - | 27 | 15 | - |
| Food Poisoning | 131 | (164) | - | 12 | 123 | 48 |
| Tuberculosis - Lungs | 370 | (355) | 11 | - | 242 | - |
| Tuberculosis - Other Forms | 39 | (19) | 2 | - | 31 | - |
| Scabies | 62 | (73) | - | 2 | 63 | 185 |
(Figures in brackets are notifications for 1959)
Domiciliary Visiting of Infectious Disease Cases and Contacts - No. of Visits
Smallpox 69
Scarlet Fever 140
Diphtheria 80
Enteric Fever (including Typhoid and Paratyphoid) 11
Meningococcal Infection 3
Dysentery 1,144
Malaria 1
Acute Encephalitis 1
Erysipelas 16
Measles 1,443
.Whooping Cough 624
Acute Poliomyelitis 135
Food Poisoning 136
Scabies 186
Vermin 290
Influenza -
Ineffective Visits 1,045
Others 128
Total 5,452