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Islington 1934

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Table: DISEASES TREATED IN HOSPITAL.

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DISEASES TREATED IN HOSPITAL.

Disease.	Total cases.	Cases isolated in Hospital.	Percentage of known cases
Small-pox	70	70	100.0
Scarlet Fever	1,189	1,010	92.7
Diphtheria	815	806	99.1
Enteric Fever	6	5	83.3
Erysipelas	193	126	65.3
Puerperal Fever	54	47	87.0
	2,227	2,064	92.6

Table: Summary ofInfectious Sicknessand ofDeathsarising therefrom, distinguishing theCasestreated atHomeand inHospitals;and showing the percentage of notified Cases removed to Hospitals, together with theFatalityamong cases treated atHomeand inHospitalsduring the year1934.

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Summary ofInfectious Sicknessand ofDeathsarising therefrom, distinguishing theCasestreated atHomeand inHospitals;and showing the percentage of notified Cases removed to Hospitals, together with theFatalityamong cases treated atHomeand inHospitalsduring the year1934.

	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	70	-	70	100.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Scarlet Fever	1,010	79	1,089	92.7	7.3	5	-	5	0.4	_	0.4
Diphtheria	806	9	815	99.1	0.9	29	3	32	3 4	0 .4	3.8
Enteric (Typhoid Fever)	5	1	6	83.3	16.7	1	-	1	16.6	-	16.6
Erysipelas	126	67	193	65.3	34.7	21	3	24	10.8	1.6	12.4
Puerperal Fever	47	7	54	87.0	13.0	1	2	3	1.9	3.8	5.6
Continued Fever	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	2,064	163	2,227	92.6	7.4	57	8	65	2.6	0.3	2.9

Table: Showing the number ofCasesandAttack Ratesof the severalNotifiable InfectiousDiseaseswhich occurred during each of the Ten Years 1924-33 and in1934.

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Showing the number ofCasesandAttack Ratesof the severalNotifiable Infectious

Diseaseswhich occurred during each of the Ten Years 1924-33 and in1934.

DISEASES.		YEARS.										Average number of cases, 1924-33	1934	Increase or Decrease
DISEASES.		1924	1925	1926	1927	1928	1929	1930	1931	1932	1933	Average number of cases, 1924-33	1934	Increase or Decrease
Small-pox	Cases	-	-	1	-	4	71	244	66	162	11	†—	70	—
Small-pox	Rate	—	—	0.00	—	0.01	0.22	0.75	0.21	0.50	0.03	—	0.22	—
Diphtheria	Cases	854	911	743	716	756	1004	1242	710	598	547	804	811	† 7
Diphtheria	Rate	2.48	2.69	2.19	2.14	2.33	3.14	3.81	2.19	1.84	1.72	2.45	2.58	+ 0.13
Membranous Croup	Cases	2	2	—	4	4	4	6	4	3	4	4	4	—
Membranous Croup	Rate	0.00	0.00	—	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	—
Scarlet Fever	Cases	1077	1139	1010	909	1305	1155	1310	1093	983	1220	1125	1089	— 36
Scarlet Fever	Rate	3.13	3.36	2.98	2.72	4.02	3.61	4.02	3.37	3.03	3.82	3.43	3.47	+ 0.04
Enteric Fever	Cases	14	10	18	12	19	18	31	16	15	15	18	6	— 12
Enteric Fever	Rate	0.04	0.03	0.05	0.03	0.06	0.06	0.09	0.05	0.04	0.05	0.05	0.02	— 0. 03
ContinuedFever	Cases	3	—	1	—	—	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
ContinuedFever	Rate	0.01	—	0.00	—	—	0.00	0.00	—	0.00	—	—	—	—
Puerperal Fever*	Cases	19	23	27	33	38	38	36	45	35	36	34	54	+ 20
Puerperal Fever*	Rate	2.79	3.50	4.18	5.40	6.56	6.89	6.3	8.52	7.07	7.86	5.89	11.68	+ 579
Erysipelas	Cases	116	109	118	139	134	148	188	177	165	183	146	193	+ 47
Erysipelas	Rate	0.34	0.32	0.35	0.42	0.41	0.46	0.58	0.54	0.51	0.57	0.45	0.61	+ 0 16
Totals	Cases	2085	2194	1918	1813	2260	2439	3057	2111	1962	2016	2131	2227	+ 96
Totals	Rate	6.06	6.47	5.65	5.42	6.96	7.62	9.38	6.50	6.04	6.32	6.49	7.08	+ 0-59
* Per 1,000 Registered Births.				†Average where there has been continuance of disease during 10 years.

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Table: DISEASES TREATED IN HOSPITAL.

Table: Summary ofInfectious Sicknessand ofDeathsarising therefrom, distinguishing theCasestreated atHomeand inHospitals;and showing the percentage of notified Cases removed to Hospitals, together with theFatalityamong cases treated atHomeand inHospitalsduring the year1934.

Table: Showing the number ofCasesandAttack Ratesof the severalNotifiable InfectiousDiseaseswhich occurred during each of the Ten Years 1924-33 and in1934.