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Islington 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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| Sub- Registration Districts. | Wards. | Small Pox. | Scarlet Fever or Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Enteric (Typhoid) Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Continued Fever. | Relapsing Fever | Cholera. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tufnell | Tufnell | - | 56 | 39 | - | 2 | - | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | 104 | |
| Up. Holloway | Up. Holloway | - | 101 | 99 | - | 1 | — | 13 | — | - | - | - | 214 | |
| Tollington | Tollington | - | 70 | 77 | - | 1 | — | 10 | 3 | - | - | - | 161 | |
| Lr. Holloway | Lr. Holloway | - | 241 | 108 | 2 | 3 | —' | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | 363 | |
| Highbury | Highbury | - | 180 | 49 | — | 5 | — | 7 | 3 | - | - | - | 244 | |
| Mildmay | - | 24 | 29 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 65 | ||
| Barnsbury | Thornhill | - | 85 | 176 | — | - | - | 11 | 2 | - | - | - | 274 | |
| Barnsbury | - | 98 | 83 | — | - | - | 6 | 5 | - | - | - | 192 | ||
| Islington, S.E. | St. Mary's | - | 64 | 72 | — | - | — | 7 | — | - | - | - | 143 | |
| Canonbury | - | 76 | 55 | — | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | - | - | - | 145 | ||
| St. Peter's | - | 80 | 102 | - | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | 191 | ||
| Totals | - | 1080 | 889 | 2 | 16 | — | 87 | 22 | — | — | - | 2096 | ||
| Attack-Rates per 1,000 population | 3.21 | 2.64 | 0.00 | 0.05 | — | 0.26 | 0.06 | 6.22 | ||||||
OTHER NOTIFIABLE DISEASES.
The diseases which are notifiable in Islington include those which have since been
added by Order, and the complete list is as follows: Small Pox, Cholera, Diphtheria,
Membranous Croup, Erysipelas, the diseases known as Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever, the
fevers known by any of the following names: Typhus, Typhoid, Enteric, Relapsing, Continued
or Puerperal, and also the following infectious diseases: Anthrax, Acute Encephalitis,
Acute Encephalitis Lethargica, Acute Polio-Encephalitis, Acute Primary Pneumonia,
Acute Influenzal Pneumonia, Cerebro-spinal fiver or Epidemic Cerebro-spinal Meningitis,
Dysentery, Glanders or Farcy, Hydrophobia or Rabies, Malaria, Ophthalmia Neonatorum,
Plague, Trench Fever, and Tuberculosis.
Acute Poliomyelitis.
Only one case was notified during the year, as compared with none in 1922, and 3 cases in 1921.
| 1923 | 1922 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | |
| 1st quarter | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
| 2nd | „ | „ | „ | „ |
| 3rd „ | „ | „ | „ | „ |
| 4th „ | 1 | „ | „ | „ |
| 1 | Nil | Nil | Nil | |
Epidemic Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis.
Eight cases were notified, or five cases more than in 1922. During the ten years
1913-22, the cases averaged 18 per annum.