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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 1904

Report on the public health of Finsbury 1904 including annual report on factories and workshops

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Table: The cases of small-pox we have had in 1904 in Finsbury are therefore as follows:—

The cases of small-pox we have had in 1904 in Finsbury are therefore as follows:—

No.Address.Sex and Age.Date of Eruption.Date of Removal to Small-pox Hospital.Vaccinated in InfancyVaccd. during the last 10 yearsUnvaccinated.Result.
1Rawstorne Street, 56M30March 12thMarch 14th*......Recovered.
2Goswell Road, 177F26April 3rdApril 5th*......"
3Pollard Houses, 17M34May 10thMay 10th*......"
4York Road, 53F18June 16thJune 17th......*"
5Ironmonger Street, 33F21June 21stJune 22nd*......"
6_____ York Road, 41F 5 mths.June 26thDied at home......*Died Jan. 26th
7Pine Street 2,F8June 21stJune 28th......*Recovered.
8Norman's Buildings, 31M26July 2ndJuly 3rd*......"
St. Mary's Road, 148, Lower EdmontonM17June 29thJuly 4th*......"
Diggon Street, 48, StepneyM23June 30thJuly 4th*......"
9Pine Street, 2F9July 8thJuly 8th......*"
Connor Street, 27, HackneyM22July 9thJuly 11th*......"
10Pine Street, 2F3July 11thJuly 12th......*Died July 27th
11Pine Street, 2F39July 13thJuly 13th*......Died July 21st
12Wynyatt Street, 63M17July 22ndJuly 24th*......Recovered.
13Banner Street, 6M45July 22ndJuly 25th*......"

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N.B.—Three cases of small-pox occurring in persons working in Finsbury, but living elsewhere,
are printed in italics.
No. 1 Contracted the disease from his sister who was removed from Bethnal Green.
Nos. 2, 3 and 5. Contracted the disease from their work places.
No. 4. Contracted the disease from Bethnal Green Infected Area.
No. 6. Contracted the disease from the same street.
Nos. 7, 12, 13. The source of infection has not yet been traced in these cases
No. 8 and those italicised contracted the disease from a fellow worker (unrecognised case).
Nos. 9, 10, 11. Contracted the disease from a previous case in family.