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 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough]
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INFECTIOUS AND
OTHER DISEASES
Notifications and deaths recorded during 1972 (Infectious diseases are those statutorily notifiable as at 31st December, 1972)
| 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 | 169 | (318) | - | 4 | 169 | - |
| Dysentery | 65 | (28) | 1 | 17 | 63 | 59 |
| Scarlet Fever | 66 | (29) | - | 2 | 66 | 24 |
| Whooping Cough | 6 | (45) | - | - | 6 | 10 |
| Infective Jaundice | 64 | (103) | - | 27 | 64 | 22 |
| Ac. Meningitis | 10 | (13) | 1 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
| Ac. Encephalitis | 2 | (-) | - | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 6 | (1) | - | 3 | 6 | - |
| Paratyphoid Fever | - | (-) | - | - | - | - |
| Typhoid Fever | 3 | (1) | - | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Food Poisoning | 64 | (85) | - | 8 | 63 | 19 |
| Malaria | 9 | (2) | - | 9 | 9 | - |
| Tuberculosis -Lungs (primary) | 73 | (82) | 6 | - | 73 | 6 |
| Tuberculosis -Other Forms (primary) | 26 | (25) | 3 | - | 26 | 2 |
(Figures in brackets are notifications for 1971)
SMALLPOX
Of the 42 references for suspected smallpox and supervision of possible smallpox contacts, 39
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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