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Islington 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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[1925
The following tabular statement shows the number of cases treated in the various public institutions :
| Year. | Cases treated in Hospital. | Percentage of cases, treated. |
|---|---|---|
| 1915 | 1,991 | 90.1 |
| 1916 | 1,269 | 90.0 |
| 1917 | 1,099 | 87.8 |
| 1918 | 982 | 87.1 |
| 1919 | 1,772 | 88.9 |
| 1920 | 2,642 | 92.0 |
| 1921 | 4,117 | 94.8 |
| 1922 | 2,621 | 94.0 |
| 1923 | 1,996 | 95.2 |
| 1924 | 1.975 | 94.6 |
| 1925 | 2,105 | 95.9 |
DISEASES TREATED IN HOSPITAL.
| Disease. | Total cases. | Cases isolated. | Percentage of known cases. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 1,139 | 1,115 | 97.9 |
| Diphtheria | 913 | 897 | 98.2 |
| Enteric Fever | 10 | 9 | 90.0 |
| Erysipelas | 109 | 64 | 58.7 |
| Puerperal Fever | 23 | 20 | 87.0 |
| 2,194 | 2,105 | 95.9 |
Summary of Infectious Sickness and of Deaths arising therefrom, distinguishing the Cases treated at Home and in Hospitals; and showing the percentage of notified Cases removed to Hospitals, together with the Fatality among cases treated at Home and in Hospitals during the year 1925.
| Notified Cases Treated. | Percentage of Notified Cases Treated. | Deaths Occurring. | Percentage of Deaths Occurring. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Hospital | At Home | Total | In Hospital | At Home | In Hospital | At Home | Total | In Hospital | At Home | Total | |
| Small Pox Scarlet | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Fever | 1,115 | 24 | 1,139 | 97.9 | 2.1 | 8 | - | 8 | 0.7 | — | 0.7 |
| Diphtheria Enteric | 897 | 16 | 913 | 98.2 | 1.8 | 21 | - | 21 | 2.3 | — | 2.3 |
| (Typhoid Fever) | 9 | 1 | 10 | 90.0 | 10.0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 33.3 | 1000 | 40.0 |
| Typhus Fever .. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 64 | 45 | 109 | 58.7 | 41.3 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 14.0 | 2.2 | 9.2 |
| Puerperal Fever | 20 | 3 | 23 | 87.0 | 13.0 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 35.0 | 33.3 | 35.0 |
| Continued Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Relapsing Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cholera | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 2,105 | 89 | 2,194 | 95.9 | 4.1 | 48 | 3 | 51 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 2.3 |