London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1905
Report on the public health of Finsbury 1905 including annual report on factories and workshops
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influence, it is of interest to note that about 94 per cent. of the
cases occurred in children at school ages. These returns show
a higher incidence than usual upon children at school age. Not
only is Scarlet Fever a disease of children, but it is most fatal in
young children. There were in all 21 deaths, distributed as
follows:—
Years Under 1 year 1 and under 5 5 and above I5 At all Ages
Number of cases notified 11 183 262 456
Number of deaths 2 12 7 21
Percentage of deaths
at each age period 18.2 6.5 2.6 4.6
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Twenty-one deaths yield a Scarlet Fever death rate of 0.21 per 1,000. The comparative figures for the last eight years are as follows:—
| Years | Number of Cases notified | Number of Deaths | Death Rate per 1.000 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | 597 | 26 | 0.24 | ||
| 1898 | 518 | 30 | 0.27 | ||
| 1899 | 480 | 18 | 0.16 | ||
| 1900 | 227 | 12 | 0.11 | ||
| 1901 | 495 | 19 | o.18 | ||
| 1902 | 381 | 15 | 0.14 | ||
| 1903 | 283 | 12 | 0.11 | ||
| 1904 | 323 | 17 | 0.17 | ||
| 1905 | 456 | 21 | 0.21 | ||