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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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Jane T., aged 10, admitted to hospital June 16th, discharged
August 23rd, with desquamation on cheek and lips, supposed to
be from a cold.
The age distribution was as follows:—
| Ages | Under 5 | 5-15 | 15-30 | Above 30 | Totals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | 1 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 20 |
| Females | — | 3 | 10 | 9 | 22 |
| Totals | 1 | 7 | 20 | 14 | 42 |
ENTERIC FEVER.
In 1905 there were again only a few cases (42) of this disease,
less than a half per cent, of the population being attacked.
Of these 42 notifications 4 were received in the first quarter, 6 in
the second, 22 in the third, and 10 in the fourth.
The two common characteristics of Enteric Fever, namely,
that it attacks young adults and that it appears more frequently
in the autumn, are illustrated by the cases which occurred in
Finsbury in 1905.
There was not at any time during the year any sign of an
outbreak of the disease, nor is there evidence that Enteric Fever
has been conveyed by water or milk. Careful enquiries have been
instituted in each case notified, and in 14 cases it has been possible
to determine personal contact as the channel of infection. Six
cases attributed their infection to the consumption of shell-fish.
There were no groups of cases.
In 14 houses sanitary defects were found.
The incidence of Enteric Fever since the Borough's formation is
shown in the following table:—