London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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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 1971

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]

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Table: INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASESNotifications and deaths recorded during 1971(Infectious diseases are those statutorily notifiable as at 31st December, 1971)

INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES

Notifications and deaths recorded during 1971

(Infectious diseases are those statutorily notifiable as at 31st December, 1971)

DiseaseNumber of notificationsNumber of deathsRemoved to hospitalNumber of Cases returned to Registrar-General after correction of diagnosisCases "coming to knowledge" but not notified
Measles318 (1,081)-10318-
Dysentery28 (112)-62817
Scarlet Fever29 (63)--2910
Whooping Cough45 (75)-94516
Infective Jaundice103 (80)-4010116
Ac. Meningitis13 (13)-13134
Ac. Encephalitis(-)----
Ophthalmia Neonatorum1 (1)-1-
Paratyphoid Fever(3)----
Typhoid Fever1 (3)-11-
Food Poisoning85 (121)-127847
Malaria2 (1)-222
Tuberculosis -Lungs (primary)82 (81)6*-817
Tuberculosis -Other Forms (primary)25 (21)--25-

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* Includes late effects of respiratory tuberculosis.
(Figures in brackets are notifications for 1970)
SMALLPOX
Of the 27 references for suspected smallpox and supervision of possible smallpox contacts, 24
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 1st August 1963, all were visited and
kept under surveillance for the required period.
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