Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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24.
SECTION "F" - INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES.
Notifications of Infectious Disease:
The following table shows the notifiable cases of Infectious Disease during 1944, in various age groups and indicates the total number of cases removed to Hospital:
All Ages | Under 1Yr. | 1 -5Yrs. | 5 -15Yrs. | 15 -25Yrs. | 25- 45 Yrs. | 45 -65Yrs. | 65 | TotalRmvls.toHosp. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acute Influenzal Pneumonia | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
Acute Primary Pneumonia | 24 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | - |
Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Diphtheria (Incl. Mem.Group) | 10 | - | 2 | 8 | - | - | - | - | 10 |
Dysentery | 23 | - | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 20 |
Erysipelas | 15 | - | - | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
Typhoid | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Measles | 148 | 8 | 84 | 53 | 2 | 1 | - | 63 | |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
Puerperal Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Scarlet Fever | 39 | 16 | 20 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 38 | |
Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 62 | - | 2 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 2 | - |
Other forms of Tuberculosis | 9 | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
Whooping Cough | 147 | 36 | 85 | 26 | - | - | - | - | 63 |
Zymotic Enteritis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
Polio Myelitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Scabies | 304 | 4 | 40 | 63 | 94 | 61 | 37 | 5 | - |
Malaria (Induced) | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
TOTALS | 792 | 56 | 246 | 185 | 135 | 97 | 61 | 12 | 207 |
Notification Rates (Comparative Table)
Finshury | Englandand Wales | 126 C.B's & great towns including London | 148 smaller towns. Res. population 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 census. | LondonAdm.County. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Typhoid Fever | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Paratyphoid Fever | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Cerebro-spinal Fever | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.06 |
Scarlet Fever | 1.46 | 2.40 | 2.41 | 2.67 | 1.57 |
Whooping Cough | 5.5 | 2.49 | 2.49 | 2.29 | 2.90 |
Diphtheria | 0.37 | 0.58 | 0.67 | 0.69 | 0.31 |
Erysipelas | 0.56 | 0.29 | 0.32 | 0.28 | 0.37 |
Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Measles | 5.54 | 4.16 | 4.51 | 3.94 | 2.98 |
Pneumonia | 0.93 | 0.97 | 1.13 | 0.82 | 0.93 |