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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 1970
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES
Notifications and deaths recorded during 1970
Infectious diseases are those that were statutorily notifiable as at 31st December, 1970)
| Disease | Number of notifications | Number of deaths | Removed to hospital | Number of Cases returned to Registrar-G eneral after correction of diagnosis | Cases "coming to knowledge" but not notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 1,081 (1,023) | 1 | 14 | 1,081 | - |
| Dysentery | 112 (246) | - | 17 | 113 | 70 |
| Scarlet Fever | 63 (63) | - | 3 | 63 | 16 |
| Whooping Cough | 75 (28) | - | 7 | 75 | 29 |
| Infective Jaundice | 80 (133) | 1 | 23 | 79 | 24 |
| Ac. Meningitis | 13 (10) | 2 | 13 | 12 | 7 |
| Ac. Encephalitis | (4) | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 (1) | - | - | 1 | - |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 3 (1) | - | 3 | 3 | - |
| Typhoid Fever | 3 (4) | - | 3 | 3 | - |
| Food Poisoning | 121 (157) | 1 | 29 | 81 | 3 |
| Malaria | 1 (2) | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Tuberculosis -Lungs (primary) | 81 (103) | 12* | - | 80 | 6 |
| Tuberculosis -Other Forms (primary) | 21 (18) | 1 | - | 20 | 1 |
* Includes late effects of respiratory tuberculosis.
(Figures in brackets are notifications for 1969)
SMALLPOX
Of the 42 references for suspected smallpox and supervision of possible smallpox contacts, 40 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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