[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington Borough] page 20

Islington 1973

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

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Examinations carried out
Swabs (Diphtheria) 16
Sputum (Tuberculosis) 0
Faeces, Urine & Blood (Enteric Fever) 436
Faeces (Food Poisoning) 299
Faeces (Dysentery)1,862
Swabs (Streptococci) 0
Other Specimens 35
Total 2,648
VENEREAL DISEASES
There were 6774 new cases giving Islington addresses treated at hospital clinics in London
during the year, including 67 cases of syphilis and 1008 cases of gonorrhoea.

Table: 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 1973 are a useful indication of the likely age and sex distribution in Islington residents.

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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 1973 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
	SYPHILIS
Under 16
16 and 17	2	5.4			2	4.7
18 and 19	2	5.4	2	33.33	4	9.3
20 and 24	8	21.6	2	33.33	10	23.3
25 and over	25	67.6	2	33.33	27	62.7
TOTALS	37	100	6	100	43	100
GONORRHOEA
Under 16	10	1.1	12	1.9	22	1.4
16 and 17	14	1.5	80	12.4	94	6.0
18 and 19	86	9.2	133	20.7	219	13.9
20 to 24	299	32.1	218	33.9	517	32.8
25 and over	523	56.1	200	31.1	723	45.9
TOTALS	932	100	643	100	1575	100

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Table: 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 1973 are a useful indication of the likely age and sex distribution in Islington residents.