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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Examinations carried out
Swabs (Diphtheria)
Sputum (Tuberculosis) 3
Faeces,Urine & Blood (Enteric Fever) 497
Faeces (Food Poisoning) 390
Faeces (Dysentery) 974
Swabs (Streptococci) 0
Other Specimens 213
Total 2,145
VENEREAL DISEASES
There were 6983 new cases giving Islington addresses treated at hospital clinics in London during
the year, including 56 cases of syphilis (26 primary and 30 secondary) and 1250 cases of gonorrhoea.
I am not able to break down these cases into sexes and age groups, but the following statistics relating
to persons attending the clinic at the Royal Northern Hospital in 1971 are a useful indication of the likely
age and sex distribution in Islington residents.
I am not able to break down these cases into sexes and age groups, but the following statistics relating to persons attending the clinic at the Royal Northern Hospital in 1971 are a useful indication of the likely age and sex distribution in Islington residents.
| Age Group | Males | Females | Total | % of total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % Cases of total | % Cases of total | |||||
| Under 16 | 2 | 8.0 | 2 | 6.9 | ||
| 16 and 17 | ||||||
| 18 and 19 | 1 | 4.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 2 | 6.9 |
| 20 and 24 | 7 | 28.0 | 2 | 50.0 | 9 | 31.0 |
| 25 and over | 15 | 60.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 16 | 55.2 |
| TOTALS | 25 | 100 | 4 | 100 | 29 | 100 |
| Under 16 | 11 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.5 | 14 | 0.9 |
| 16 and 17 | 14 | 1.3 | 71 | 12.7 | 85 | 5.3 |
| 18 and 19 | 79 | 7.5 | 106 | 19.0 | 185 | 11.5 |
| 20 to 24 | 281 | 26.8 | 201 | 35.9 | 482 | 30.0 |
| 25 and over | 663 | 63.3 | 178 | 31.9 | 841 | 52.3 |
| TOTALS | 1048 | 100 | 559 | 100 | 1607 | 100 |