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Islington 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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[1913
ISOLATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
The proportion of cases isolated during the year was larger than at any
time in the history of the Borough, for 1.866 cases out of the '2,171 notified
under the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, were isolated in hospital, or
85.9 per cent. of all the cases.
The following statement gives the percentages for each year from 1896, from which it will be seen that the percentage has gradually increased from 48.4 in 1896, to 77.1 in 1906, and to 84.1 in 1912.
| 1896 | 48.4 per cent. | 1905 | 76.1 percent. |
| 1897 | 55.7 „ | 1906 | 77.1 „ |
| 1898 | 58.4 „ | 1907 | 80.0 „ |
| 1899 | 64.6 „ | 1908 | 80.4 „ |
| 1900 | 68.2 „ | 1909 | 83.2 „ |
| 1901 | 69.6 „ | 1910 | 81.6 „ |
| 1902 | 71.9 „ | 1911 | 80.5 „ |
| 1903 | 72.6 „ | 1912 | 84.1 „ |
| 1904 | 75.5 „ | 1913 | 85.9 „ |
Particulars respecting each disease have been given under their various headings in that part of the report relating to the notification of infections diseases, but they are tabulated below for easy reference:—
| Disease. | Cases. | Removed to Hospital. | Percentage removed to Hospital. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 1,317 | 1,230 | 93.4 |
| Diphtheria | 550 | 512 | 93.1 |
| Enteric Fever | 50 | 39 | 78.0 |
| Erysipelas | 226 | 62 | 27.4 |
| Puerperal Fever | 28 | 23 | 82.1 |
| Total | 2,171 | 1,866 | 85.9 |
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