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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 1966
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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It was thought probable that this epidemic was caused by a virus, and features of
the illness appeared similar to previous reported outbreaks of epidemic vomiting.
Tuberculosis
In 1966, 211 new notifications were received, with age and sex distribution as follows:-
| Pulmonary | 0- | 1- | 2- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65- | 75- | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | M | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 120 |
| F | - | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 72 | |
| Non-Pulmonary | M | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | 10 |
| F | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 9 | |
| Totals | - | - | - | 4 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 43 | 48 | 29 | 29 | 13 | 8 | 211 |
The notification rate of all forms of tuberculosis was 0.83 per 1,000 population
as against 0. 31 for the whole country.
The total number of cases remaining on the register after adjustment for deaths and transfers was, on the 31st December, 1966:-
| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | 1,254 | 936 | 2,190 |
| Non-Pulmonary | 135 | 164 | 299 |
| Totals | 1,389 | 1,100 | 2,489 |
There were 19 tuberculosis deaths (18 pulmonary and 1 non-pulmonary) during 1966
The death rate of all forms of tuberculosis was 0.07 per 1,000 of the population, as
against the national rate of 0.05.
Islington Chest Clinic, Whittington Hospital, N.19
St. Pancras Chest Clinic, Margaret Street, St. Marylebone, W.1
Finsbury Chest Clinic, Health-Centre, Pine Street, E.C.I
Mass X/Ray Unit of the North-West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board
32 Drayton Park, N. 5
The Borough is well and conveniently served by the above centres to,which
patients may be referred, or where persons may attend for examination.
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Cases on Chest Clinic Registers
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adults | Children | Adults | Children | Adults | Children | |||||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Number of definite cases of tuberculosis on Chest Clinic Register as at 31st Dec. 1966 | ||||||||||||
| Islington C. C. | 930 | 579 | 43 | 47 | 64 | 81 | 4 | 8 | 994 | 660 | 47 | 55 |
| St. Pancras C. C. | 80 | 34 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 40 | 12 | 13 |
| Finsbury C. C. | 164 | 136 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 171 | 147 | 8 | 4 |
| 1174 | 749 | 61 | 63 | 74 | 98 | 6 | 9 | 1248 | 847 | 67 | 72 | |
| GRAND TOTAL | 2234 | |||||||||||