London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
View report page
Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Islington 1968
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
This page requires JavaScript
It will be seen from the chart that 645 successful visits were paid to immigrant arrivals
to the Borough during 1968. Those visits were paid by an officer of the Welfare Department,
and I should like to record my thanks to the Chief Welfare Officer.
SCABIES AND VERMIN
| Scabies | Vermin | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Children under 5 years | - Number treated | 76 | 32 |
| Number of baths given | 138 | — | |
| Number of treatments | — | 32 | |
| I.L.E.A. Children | - Number treated | 192 | 223 |
| Number of baths given | 408 | — | |
| Number of treatments | — | 228 | |
| Adults | - Number treated | 374 | 150 |
| Number of baths given | 720 | — | |
| Number of treatments | — | 159 |
There was a slight decrease in the numbers treated for scabies by some 9% in 1968 - 642
compared with 707 in the previous year. The numbers treated for vermin infestations, however,
showed a slight increase from 396 to 405.
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS
The number of specimens sent to the Public Health Laboratory, County Hall, S.E.I, for
bacteriological examination was 5,867. This compared with a total of 5,784 specimens submitted
last year. Annual fluctuations are due mainly to the extent of dysentery outbreaks in any
Examinations carried out
Total
Swabs (Diptheria) 81
Sputum (Tuberculosis) 27
Faeces & Urine (Enteric Fever) 153
Faeces (Food Poisoning) 381
Faeces (Dysentery)4,882
Swabs (Streptococci) 8
Other specimens 335
Total 5,867
20