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Islington 1962

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]

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Fatality Rates per 1,000
notifications each age group
(1953 - 1962)
Percentage of notifications
(1953 - 1962)
Under ]
Measles1.19
Whooping Oough 3.36
1 - 5
.09
0.86
5 & upwards
0.12
-
Under 1
4.0
13.3
1 - 5
56.7
52.1
5 & upwards
39.3
34.6
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 Propliylaxis

Total attendances15,317
Completed cases4,365Primaries
2,222Boosts

London (Measles and Whooping Cough) Regulations 1938

Home visiting of measles and whooping cough cases was carried out by the Home Visitors as under:-

No. of Investigations
MeaslesWhooping CoughNo. of Ineffective VisitsRe-visits
1,412701619

Acute Poliomyelitis

There were only two confirmed cases of poliomyelitis in 1962. This maintains t extremely low level referred to in last year's Annual Report whei there was only 1 confirmed case.

No. ReportedNo. CONFIRMED
196252
1961131
19603415
195910960
19583710
19575525
19563413*
19559756
19543512
19534717
19523015
1951218
1950 5431

//Includes a case notified posthumously and not included in Registrar-General's Tables
*Two cases, with onset in December, 1956, were notified in 1957, and are included in
the above returns.