Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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Diphtheria
Cases and Deaths 1927-1962
Year | Notified Cases | Deaths | Year | Notified Cases | Confirmed Cases | Deaths | Year | Notified Cases | Confirmed Cases | Deaths |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1927 | 720 | 25 | 1939 | 254 | Not available | 10 | 1951 | 43 | 17 | 1 |
1928 | 760 | 25 | 1940 | 101 | 2 | 1952 | 23 | – | – | |
1929 | 1008 | 34 | 1941 | 174 | 11 | 1953 | 12 | 1 | – | |
1930 | 1248 | 42 | 1942 | 201 | 2 | 1954 | 6 | 1 | – | |
1931 | 714 | 15 | 1943 | 188 | 9 | 1955 | 9 | 1 | – | |
1932 | 601 | 20 | 1944 | 94 | 38 | 2 | 1956 | 8 | 2 | – |
1933 | 551 | 33 | 1945 | 86 | 45 | 3 | 1957 | 9 | 1 | – |
1934 | 815 | 32 | 1946 | 137 | 50 | – | 1958 | 6 | 2 | – |
1935 | 760 | 13 | 1947 | 72 | 19 | 1 | 1959 | 48 | 9 | – |
1936 | 583 | 31 | 1948 | 44 | 7 | – | 1960 | 4 | – | – |
1937 | 623 | 20 | 1949 | 55 | 17 | 2 | 1961 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
1938 | 595 | 23 | 1950 | 50 | 19 | 1 | 1962 | – | – | – |
Corrected Notifications
Year | England and Wales | London | Islington |
---|---|---|---|
1944 | 23,199 | 758 | 38 |
1945 | 18,596 | 801 | 45 |
1946 | 11,986 | 747 | 50 |
1947 | 5,609 | 451 | 19 |
1948 | 3,575 | 335 | |
1949 | 1,881 | 221 | 17 |
1950 | 962 | 81 | 19 |
1951 | 699 | 30 | 17 |
1952 | 101 | 5 | – |
1953 | 267 | 13 | 1 |
1954 | 176 | 8 | 1 |
1955 | 169 | 17 | 1 |
1956 | 63 | 11 | 2 |
1957 | 40 | 4 | 1 |
1958 | 79 | 38 | 2 |
1959 | 103 | 75 | 9 |
1960 | 53 | 18 | – |
1961 | 52 | 28 | 4 |
1962 | 19 | - | - |
There were no notified or confirmed cases of Diptheria in Islington during 1962;
whilst in England & Wales there was a further dramatic fall in corrected notifications
for the year.
This is most gratifying, although it is certainly not an indication that immunisation
against this infection can be relaxed, as the occurrance last year of a limited
outbreak and the discovery of some carriers proved.
Diphtheria Immunisation, 1962
Dr.Wilfrid G. Harding, Divisional Medical Officer, London County Council, has
kindly supplied the following figures on page 22 in respect of Islington for the current year
As immunity tends to wane with the passage of time, the Immunity Index relates
only to children who have been inoculated during the last 5 years by general
practioners, and in L.C.C. Welfare Centres and Schools. This is consonant with the
Immunity Index given by the Ministry of Health,