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Islington 1922

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

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1922]
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Table: The number of persons in attendance at them in each year is as follows: TUBERCULOSIS.

The number of persons in attendance at them in each year is as follows: TUBERCULOSIS.

191719181919192019211922
North DispySouth DispyNorth DispySouth DispyNorth DispySouth DispyNorth DispySouth DispyNorth DispySouth DispyNorth DispySouth Dispy
New Cases628717635872585756655760615758600581
Actual number of Attendances227942913798651140576782392168953212703032976659
Totals290750084433738346427538457676553827778838977240

Table: A summary is given for the following years:

A summary is given for the following years:

Cases.Attendances.Cases.Attendances.
191631294419201,41510,816
19171,3456,57019211,37310,242
19181,50710,30919221,1819,956
19191,34110,839
Totals8,47459,676

Table: Table showing the number ofTuberculous Persons attending the Borough Tuberculosis Dispensaries and the New Cases during 1922.

Table showing the number ofTuberculous Persons attending the Borough Tuberculosis Dispensaries and the New Cases during 1922.

Date.DispensaryJan.Feb.Mar.Apr.May.June.July.Aug.Sept.Oct.Nov.Dec.Year.Total.
AttendancesNorthern3022653022152932822522392523583142233,2979,956
Southern6325816285276045355085115185665584916,659
New CasesIncludingContactsNorthern4764644364394340366257416001,181
Southern736353466441353849404435581
Contacts.
TuberculosisNorthern——11—1——2———330
Southern1333112312—525
SuspectsNorthern2—311—1134-21833
Southern222211212—--15
Non-TuberculousNorthern112928132310141413362620237396
Southern22151571613131598179159
Nurses' VisitsNorthern102116103841169810810611299101771,2223,620
Southern219187267225238211862132271982142032,398
TuberculosisOfficers' VisitsNorthern131825181417191916201818215592
Southern262930313624323335343334377

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THE INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
1,359 cases of the notifiable infectious diseases occurred in the Public Elementary
Schools of the Borough, of which 885 were Scarlet Fever, and 472 Diphtheria.

Table: The number of notifications of the several diseases are given below:

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 Fever885686+ 199
Diphtheria472359+ 113
Enteric Fever23- 1
Other Diseases—1- 1
Total1,3591,049+ 310