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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 1969
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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PREVALENCE AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS
AND OTHER DISEASES
Notifications and deaths recorded during 1969
(Infectious diseases are those that were statutorily notifiable as at 31st December, 1969)
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 1,023 (660) | 29 | 1,023 | ||
| Dysentery | 246 (265) | 24 | 246 | 138 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 63 (69) | 2 | 62 | 16 | |
| Whooping Cough | 28 (45) | 2 | 28 | 11 | |
| Infective Jaundice | 133 (112) | 39 | 131 | 18 | |
| Ac. Meningitis | 10 (8) | 1 | 10 | 9 | 5 |
| Ac. Encephalitis | 4 (4) | 4 | 4 | ||
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 (3) | 1 | |||
| Leptospirosis | - (1) | ||||
| Paratyphoid Fever | 1 (-) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Typhoid Fever | 4 (1) | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
| Food Poisoning | 157 (53) | 30 | 115 | 10 | |
| Malaria | 2 (-) | 2 | 2 | ||
| Tuberculosis Lungs | 103 (125) | 14 | 103 | 6 | |
| Tuberculosis Other Forms | 18 (19) | 18 |
* Statutorily notifiable from 15th June, 1968.
** Statutorily notifiable from 1st October, 1968.
(Figures in brackets are notifications for 1968)
SMALLPOX
Of the 26 references for suspected smallpox and supervision of possible smallpox contacts, 23 arrived
in this country from declared endemic or locally infected smallpox areas. They were reported to be proceeding
to addresses in Islington and were not in possession of valid international Certificates of Vaccination.
In accordance with the regulations which came into force on the 1st August 1963, all were visited and kept
under surveillance for the required period.
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