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Islington 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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1923
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74 cases in excess, while the other diseases all exhibit a decrease, Scarlet Fever accounting
for 176 cases, Erysipelas 99 cases, and Enteric Fever 14 cases.
The 2,096 cases were equal to an attack-rate of 6'2 per 1,0U0 of the civil population.
The leturns for the preceding ten years are given in the following statement :
| Year. | Cases. | Attack-rates per 1,000 civil population. |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 2,171 | 6.54 |
| 1914 | 2,947 | 9.08 |
| 1915 | 2,210 | 6.98 |
| 1916 | 1,439 | 4.65 |
| 1917 | 1,251 | 4.21 |
| 1918 | 1,127 | 3.93 |
| 1919 | 1,993 | 6.05 |
| 1920 | 2,853 | 8.49 |
| 1921 | 4,344 | 13.05 |
| 1922 | 2,787 | 8.34 |
| 10 years average | 2,312 | 7.26 |
| Total cases notified. | |
|---|---|
| Tufnell | 104 |
| Upper Holloway | 214 |
| Tollington | 161 |
| Lower Holloway | 363 |
| Highbury | 309 |
| Barnsbury | 466 |
| Islington South-East | 479 |
| Total | 2,096 |
Small Pox.—No case was notified in the Borough during the year. The average
number of cases during the preceding ten years was only 0 4.
Diphtheria was responsible for 891 cases of illness, which were 74 above the
average (817) of the preceding ten years. The attack-rate was equal to 2 64 per 1,000
of the civil population annually, and was 0 09 above the mean rate (2 55) of the
decennial period.
In London the attack-rate was 2.28 per 1,000, and the Encircling Boroughs 2.51.
Scarlet Fever.—1,080 cases were notified, and they showed a decrease of 176
or 14 per cent. on the average (1,256) of the ten years 1913-22. The attack-rate was
equal to 3 21 per 1,000 of the civil population annually, which is a decrease of 0 73 per
1,000 of the mean rate (3 94) of the preceding ten years. In London the attack-rate was
2 22 per 1,000 of the civil population, while in the Encircling Boroughs it was 2 24.
Enteric Fever.—Only 16 cases were notified, a decrease of 14 on the average (30)
that obtained during the ten years 1913-22. The attack-rate was 0.05 per 1,000 annually, or
0 04 per 1,000 below the mean rate (0.9) of the last ten years.
In London the rate was 0.07, and in the Encircling Boroughs 0.06 per 1,000 of the
civil population.