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Islington 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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| Date. | Dispensary | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Year. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attendances | Northern | 419 | 357 | 316 | 336 | 334 | 379 | 326 | 304 | 287 | 383 | 312 | 248 | 4.001 | 10.826 | ||
| Southern | 624 | 54V | 602 | 580 | 597 | 521 | 571 | 546 | 504 | 637 | 597 | 499 | 6,825 | ||||
| New Cases Including Contacts | Northern | 94 | 79 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 69 | 44 | 45 | 77 | 39 | 42 | 721 | 1,283 | |||
| Southern | 60 | 37 | 59 | 49 | 49 | 36 | 55 | 46 | 39 | 52 | 41 | 39 | 562 | ||||
| Contacts. Tuberculosis | Northern | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | 42 | ||
| Southern | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 37 | ||||
| Suspects | Northern | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 15 | 33 | ||
| Southern | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 21 | ||||
| Non-Tuberculous | Northern | 51 | 32 | 26 | 25 | 34 | 32 | 13 | 36 | 23 | 39 | 16 | 12 | 339 | 532 | ||
| Southern | 16 | 10 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 193 | ||||
| Nurses' Visits | Northern | 90 | 80 | 84 | 95 | 131 | 136 | 91 | 126 | 108 | 141 | 110 | 120 | 1,312 | 3,894 | ||
| Southern | 282 | 221 | 219 | 226 | 258 | 35 | 216 | 180 | 270 | 277 | 211 | 187 | 2,582 | ||||
| TuberculosisOfficers' Visits | Northern | 20 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 22 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 214 | 615 | ||
| Southern | 35 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 401 | ||||
THE INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
1,028 cases of the notifiable infectious diseases occurred in the Public Elementary
Schools of the Borough, of which 639 were Scarlet Fever, and 386 Diphtheria.
The number of notifications of the several diseases are given below:
| Disease. | No. of Notifications. | Average of preceding 10 years. | Increase or Decrease. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 639 | 732 | - 93 |
| Diphtheria | 386 | 386 | — |
| Enteric Fever | 3 | 2 | + 1 |
| Other Diseases | — | 1 | - 1 |
| Total | 1,028 | 1,121 | - 93 |
Non Notifiable Diseases.—3,401 cases came to the knowledge of the Medical
Officer of Health during the year, viz.: 507 cases of Measles, 759 cases of Chicken
Pox, 429 of Whooping Cough, and 1,706 of other diseases.
The information respecting these cases was received from the teachers of 60 schools.
Exclusion of Scholars from Schools.—3,751 children were excluded from
classrooms of various schools owing to the presence of an infectious disease, chiefly
Diphtheria and Scarlet Fever, in the houses wherein they lived.
The non-notifiable diseases among children attending the Public Elementary Schools were:
| Disease | Notifications by Teachers. | Average of preceding 10 years. | Increase or Decrease. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 507 | 1,514 | - 1,007 |
| Chicken Pox | 759 | 755 | + 4 |
| Whooping Cough | 429 | 582 | - 153 |
| Other Diseases | 1,706 | 2,584 | - 878 |
| 3,401 | 5,435 | - 2,034 |
†Note.—"Other Diseases" include Humps, Scabies, Ophthalmia, Itch etc.