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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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The incidence of Small-pox, since the Borough's formation, is shown in the following table:—
| No. of Cases Per 10,000 of Population. | No. of Deaths per 10,000 of Population. | Case Mortality. No. of Deaths per 100 Cases notified. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 6.4 | 1.1 | 16.9 |
| 1902 | 7.6 | 0.9 | 11.7 |
| 1903 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 23.4 |
| 1904 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 20.0 |
During the year the blood of 10 patients was examined bacteriologically,
and 10 were found to yield a positive result.
Discharge Notices—The Metropolitan Asylums Board has
continued to send discharge certificates, notifying us of the return
home of each case of infectious disease which lias been sent to
hospital. Each case has been visited by us and a written report
made. The total number of certificates received was 214,
concerning 309 cases of discharge. The result of our visits has
been that, apparently, all the patients had completely recovered
(except perhaps some general weakness), with the exception of 37,
in whom were found some definite sequelœ :—
Discharged cases of Scarlet Discharged cases of Diphtheria—
Fever Nasal discharge 2
Sore Throat 2 Paresis of limbs 10
Coryza 3 Sore throat 1
Paralysis of left side 1 Enlarged glands 1
Ottorrhœa 6 Ottorrhcea 2
Desquamation 6
Albuminuria 1
16
19
Discharged cases of Typhoid Sequelae in Scarlet Fever 19
Fever Do Diphtheria 16
Paresis of limbs 1 DoTyphoid Fever 2
Diarrhoea 1
2 37
We were unable to trace any return cases of Diphtheria or
Typhoid Fever, and only five of Scarlet Fever.