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Finsbury 1902
Report on the public health of 1902
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TABLE III. Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the year 1902. Borough of Finsbury.
| Notifiable Disease | Cases Notified in Whole Distict | Tula) Cases Notified in each Locality | No. of Cases removed to Hospital from each Locality | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At All Ages | At Ages—Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 15 | 15 to 35 | 25 to 65 | | 65 and upwards | North Clerkenwell | South Clerkenwell | Finsbury (St. Luke) | St. Sepulchre | North Clerkenwell | South Clerkenwell | Finsbury (St. Luke) | St. Sepulchre | ||
| Small-pox | 186 | 4 | 16 | 35 | 61 | 70 | — | 28 | 26 | 131 | 1 | 28 | 26 | 129 | — |
| Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | 216 | 9 | 99 | 78 | 23 | 7 | — | 107 | 39 | 65 | 5 | 101 | 39 | 64 | 4 |
| Membranous croup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 155 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 98 | 10 | 42 | 33 | 76 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 381 | 5 | 141 | 192 | 34 | 9 | — | 156 | 101 | 115 | 9 | 370 | 99 | 112 | 9 |
| Typhus Fever | — | — | - | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | 77 | — | 2 | 29 | 24 | 21 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 41 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 38 | — |
| Relapsing Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — |
| Continued Fever | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Puerperal Fever | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Plague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Varicella | 690 | 76 | 341 | 268 | 5 | — | — | 212 | 199 | 274 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 1,716 | 97 | 612 | 620 | 165 | 211 | 11 | 567 | 420 | 704 | 25 | 517 | 181 | 343 | 13 |