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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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| Years | Under 1 year | 1 and under 5 | 5 and above | At all Ages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of cases notified | 1 | 103 | 179 | 283 |
| Number of deaths | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
| Percentage of deaths at each age period attacked | 1OO.O | 4.8 | 3.3 | 4.2 |
Nineteen deaths yield a Scarlet Fever death rate of 0-18 per
1,000. The comparative figures for the last six years are as
follows :—
Years
Number of Cases
notified
Number of
Deaths
Death Rate per
1,000
1897
597
26
0.24
1898
5iS
30
0.2 7
1899
480
18
0.16
1900
227
12
0.11
1901
495
19
0.18
I902
381
15
0.14
1903
283
12
0.14
The distribution of the disease in Finsbury in 1903 has been
fairly uniform, although there have been one or two groups
around certain schools.
Direct infection has been traceable to schools in 15 instances
only. Fourteen cases were attributed by relatives to infection
derived from cases of Scarlet Fever or Diphtheria returned from
hospital. In several of these cases enquiry elicits that the