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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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Notifiable Infectious Diseases and Deaths during the year 1964
| Disease | Number of Notifications | Number of Deaths | Removed to Hospital | Number of Cases returned to Registrar-General after correction of Diagnosis | Cases "coming to knowledge" but not Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | - | _ | _ | . | |
| Scarlet Fever | 154 (67) | - | 20 | 151 | 45 |
| Diphtheria | (16) | - | - | . | . |
| Enteric Fever (including Paratyphoid) | 2 (1) | 2 | 2 | _ | |
| Typhus Fever | - | 1 | |||
| Puerperal Pyrexia | a 313 (232) | 312 | 313 | ||
| Ac. Primary & Influenzal Pneumonia | 20 (32) | 3 | 20 | _ | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 55 (19) | 52 | 54 | _ | |
| Acute Encephalitis | 6 (8) | ' | 6 | 4 | . |
| Meningococcal Infection | 3 (8) | 1 | 3 | 2 | _ |
| Anthrax | - | - | |||
| Dysentery | 170 (851) | 28 | 166 | 63 | |
| Malaria | 2 (1) | ! 1 | 1 | - | |
| Erysipelas | 15 (11) | - | 4 | 15 | 1 |
| Measles | 1,7 15 ( 22 29) | - | 54 | 1,702 | 235 |
| Whooping Cough | 136 (185) | 21 | 136 | 42 | |
| Ac. Poliomyelitis | _ | . | |||
| Food Poisoning | 88 (103) | - | 11 | 83 | 21 |
| Tuberculosis-Lungs | 261 (295) | 8 | _ | 179 | - |
| Tuberculosis-Other Forms | 32 (29) | 2 | . | 27 | _ |
| Scabies | 101 (112) | - | - | 101 | 247 |
(Figures in brackets are notifications for 1963)
Domiciliary Visiting of Infectious Disease Cases and Contacts - No. of Visits
Smallpox 155
Scarlet Fever 201
Diphtheria 1
Enteric Fever (including
Typhoid and Paratyphoid) 53
Meningococcal Infection 3
Measles 1,887
Whooping Cough 175
Acute Poliomyelitis 1
Food Poisoning 116
Scabies 245
Vermin 238