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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 1903
Report on the public health of 1903
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During the year various visits and inspections have been made to
the Elementary Schools. In some cases this has been due to the
occurrence of infectious disease or to the existence of insanitary
conditions. One School was closed for two weeks for thorough
disinfection and drainage after an outbreak of diphtheria.
The certificates received from the Board Schools as regards the
occurrence of non-notifiable diseases have been as follows :—
Non-Notifiable Infectious Diseases in Board Schools in Finsbury, 1903.
| Schools. | No. on Roll. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Chicken Pox. | Other Diseases. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albion Place | 711 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
| Ann Street | 866 | 32 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 46 |
| Bath Street | 1314 | 43 | 2 | 24 | 36 | 105 |
| Baltic Street | 568 | 26 | – | 4 | 2 | 32 |
| Bowling Green Lane | 923 | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| Central Street | 917 | 24 | – | 1 | 4 | 29 |
| Chequer Alley | 802 | 35 | – | 2 | – | 37 |
| Compton Street | 1134 | 35 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 62 |
| Hugh Myddelton | 2146 | 21 | – | 3 | 2 | 26 |
| Martyrs Memorial | 438 | 39 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 52 |
| Moreland Street | 1202 | 39 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 83 |
| Risinghill Street | 1513 | 91 | 9 | 32 | 20 | 152 |
| White Lion Street | 843 | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| Winchester Street | 1545 | 97 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 147 |
| Total | 14922 | 494 | 65 | 124 | 105 | 788 |
DISINFECTION.
After all cases of infectious diseases, in a certain number of
notified cases of Phthisis, and after all deaths from Phthisis,
premises have been thoroughly disinfected. Where necessary the
walls have been stripped. No charge is made for disinfection unless
the householder requires it to be done at a time when the officers
are not on duty. In such cases a nominal fee would be charged.