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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 1902

Report on the public health of 1902

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Table: 1. Consumption in Families.—The following table shows the number of cases in which there has been a history of family disease pointing in most cases, in all probability, to family infection:—

1. Consumption in Families.—The following table shows the number of cases in which there has been a history of family disease pointing in most cases, in all probability, to family infection:—

Other members of the family who died of Phthisis.Notifications.Deaths.
Grandparents117
Father1725
Mother813
Brother1031
Sister1226
Husband44
Wife13
Uncle419
Aunt110
Children18
Total59156

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It should he pointed out that it is impossible to make enquiries
in a number of cases owing to removal, or death, or unwillingness
to give information. This latter; however, only refers to several
cases.
2. Length of the Disease.—The comparative length of
the disease is illustrated in the following table:—