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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Finsbury 1913
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1913
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| Street. | M. | H.C. | Street. | M. | H. C. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wenlake Buildings | - | 1 | Wilmington Square | 1 | - |
| Whiskin Street | 1 | 1 | Winchester Street | 1 | 1 |
| White Cross Street | 1 | 1 | Winton Houses | — | 1 |
| White Conduit Street | — | 3 | Wynford Road | 4 | 1 |
| White Horse Alley | 1 | 1 | Wynyatt Street | 1 | |
| White Lion Street | 5 | 3 | Young's Buildings | - | 1 |
| Wilmington Place | 1 | - | Yardley Street | — | 3 |
Comparative Table. In 1913 Measles caused 30 deaths
hooping cough, 30 deaths. These two diseases are very fatal to
children under 5 years. The following table compares the deaths
in children under five years from measles and hooping cough
with the deaths from other infectious diseases : —
| Year. | Measles. | Hooping Cough. | Small Pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901-5 | 278 | 211 | 13 | 53 | 80 | — |
| 1906-10 | 347 | 202 | — | 39 | 80 | 1 |
| 1911 | 82 | 26 | — | 4 | 14 | — |
| 1912 | 124 | 30 | — | 4 | 12 | — |
| 1913 | 30 | 30 | — | 4 | 6 | — |
| Totals | 861 | 499 | 13 | 104 | 192 | 1 |
From this table it appears that the deaths in 13 years due to
scarlet fever, diphtheria, enteric fever, and small-pox, all taken
together numbered 310, to hooping cough 499, to measles 861.
In children under five years, therefore, it is seen that measles
kills more than twice the number of children whose deaths are
caused by small-pox, scarlet fever, diphtheria, and typhoid all
included.
Hooping cough causes a little more than one-and-a-half times
the number of deaths accredited to the other four named infectious
diseases.