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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VISITING OF NEWLY ARRIVED IMMIGRANTS - YEAR ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 1972
| COUNTRY where passport was issued as stated by Port Health Authority | Number of advice' notes received during the year from ports and airports relating to arrival of immigrants | Number of first successful visits paid during the yearø |
|---|---|---|
| COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES | ||
| Caribbean | 83 | 72 |
| India | 86 | 49 |
| Pakistan | 30 | 21 |
| Other Asian | 5 | 4 |
| African | 216 | 113 |
| Other | 33 | 18 |
| TOTAL: | 453 | 277 |
| NON-COMMONWEALTH | ||
| COUNTRIES | ||
| European | 73 | 50 |
| Other | 78 | 42 |
| TOTAL: | 151 | 92 |
| GRAND TOTAL: | 604 | 369 |
*Advice of arrival of immigrant.
t First successful visit means the first time the local health authority officer established contact with the immigrant.
øThese successful visits do not necessarily relate to advice notes received within the same period.
It will be seen from the chart that 369 successful visits were paid to immigrant arrivals to the Borough
by an officer of the Social Services Department during 1972 and I should like to record my thanks to the
Director.
SCABIES AND VERMIN
| Scabies | Vermin | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Children under 5 years | Number treated | 53 | 70 |
| Number of baths given | 86 | — | |
| Number of treatments | — | 73 | |
| I.L.E.A. Children | Number treated | 126 | 307 |
| Number of baths given | 235 | — | |
| Number of treatments | — | 433 | |
| Adults | Number treated | 145 | 123 |
| Number of baths given | 254 | — | |
| Number of treatments | — | 139 |
There was a slight increase in the numbers treated for scabies in 1972 - 324 compared with 301 in the
previous year. The numbers treated for vermin infestations, however, increased by some 26%, i.e. 500 as
opposed to 396 in 1971.
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS
The number of specimens sent to the Public Health Laboratory, County Hall, S.E.1, for bacteriological
examination was 2,852. This compared with a total of 2,145 specimens submitted last year. Annual
fluctuations are due mainly to the extent of dysentery outbreaks in any particular year.
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