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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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| Onset dates | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | June | July | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1960 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | - |
| 1959 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 1958 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 5 | 1 | - |
| 1957 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | - |
| 1956 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 1955 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 3 |
| 1954 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 1953 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | . | . |
| 1952 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 8 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1951 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 1950 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Age distribution: | Under 1 year | 1- | 5- | 15- | 25 and over | |||||||
| 1961 | - | 1 | - | - | - | |||||||
| 1960 | 2 | 10 | 2 | - | 1 | |||||||
| 1959 | 2 | 27 | 24 | 2 | 5 | |||||||
| 1958 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - | 1 | |||||||
| 1957 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 4 | |||||||
| *1956 | - | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| 1955 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 12 | |||||||
| 1954 | - | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| 1953 | - | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| 1952 | - | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |||||||
| 1951 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||
| 1950 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | |||||||
| Deaths: | ||||||||||||
| 1961 | Nil | |||||||||||
| 1960 | Nil | |||||||||||
| 1959 | 6 (l¾ years; 6 years; 2 of 11 years; 24 years; 28 years; 22 years - the latter contracted outside the borough and not included in the above tables). | |||||||||||
| 1958 | Nil | |||||||||||
| 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 the 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 | |||||||||||
* Two cases, with onset in December, 1956, were notified in 1957, and
are included in the above returns.
Protection against Poliomyelitis
Protection against poliomyelitis is given at all Welfare Centres in Islington under
arrangements made by the L.C.C. "Open Sessions'' are held and attendance at these is
not restricted by place of residence, hence it is not possible to give the number of
Islington residents who have attended. The following figures show the numbers of persons
who have been protected at sessions in 1961 in the whole of the Division comprising the
areas of the Boroughs of Finsbury, Holborn and Islington.