London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1914
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1914
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The cases examined after their return home from fever hospitals
had the following complications : Enlarged neck glands 46,
general weakness of limbs 32, discharge fro'm nose 41, sores on
lips, face, ears, mouth, or nostrils, 9, conjunctivitis 4, peeling on
hands or feet 19, sore throat 4, shortness of breath 10, and
anaemia 2 cases.
| Year. | No. of cast s notified. | No. of Deaths. | Case Mortality. No. of Deaths per 100 cases notified. | No. of Cases per 10,000 of Population. | No. of Deaths per 10,000 of Population. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 65 | 11 | 16.9 | 6.4 | 1.08 |
| 1902 | 77 | 9 | 11.7 | 7.7 | 0.9 |
| 1903 | 47 | 11 | 23.4 | 4.7 | 1.1 |
| 1904 | 40 | 8 | 20.0 | 4.1 | 0.8 |
| 1905 | 42 | 9 | 21.4 | 4.3 | 0.9 |
| 1906 | 44 | 14 | 31.8 | 4.6 | 1.4 |
| 1907 | 22 | 2 | 21.0 | 2.3 | 0.2 |
| 1908 | 41 | 12 | 29.2 | 4.4 | 1.3 |
| 1909 | 15 | 3 | 20.0 | 1.6 | 0.3 |
| 1910 | 28 | 4 | 14.3 | 3 .1 | 0.4 |
| 1911 | 74 | 9 | 12.2 | 8.4 | 1.02 |
| 1912 | . 5 | 1 | 0.58 | 0.11 | |
| 1913 | 15 | 0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | |
| 1914 | 15 | 2 | 125 | 1 8 | 0. 24 |
Of the 18 cases originally notified, the diagnosis was not sustained
in three instances after admission to hospital.