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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 1907
Report on the public health of Finsbury 1907 including annual report on factories and workshops
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| SCHOOLS. | NOTIFIABLE. | NON-NOTIFIABLE. | Total. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Chicken Pox. | All other. | ||
| Albion Place | 31 | - | - | 36 | 31 | 28 | 84 | 2I0 |
| Amwell Street | 9 | — | — | 56 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 97 |
| Ann Street | 2 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 28 |
| Baltic Street | 7 | 2 | I | 10 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 47 |
| Bath Street | 21 | 4 | — | 41 | 7 | — | 120 | 193 |
| Bowling Green Lane | 1 | - | — | — | - | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Central Street | 51 | 4 | — | 46 | 12 | 14 | 50 | 177 |
| Chequer Street | 12 | - | - | 48 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 75 |
| Compton Street | 25 | 10 | — | 75 | 15 | 27 | 178 | |
| Hugh Myddelton. | 48 | 13 | — | 108 | 24 | 41 | 57 | 291 |
| Moreland Street | 16 | 2 | — | 31 | 36 | 18 | 98 | 201 |
| Risinghill Street | 16 | 1 | 52 | 4 | 24 | 26 | 147 | |
| St. John Street | 5 | — | — | 11 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 23 |
| White Lion Street | 26 | 2 | — | 15 | 17 | 8 | 20 | 88 |
| Winchester Street | 29 | 16 | — | 42 | 22 | 29 | 25 | 163 |
| St. Joseph, Bunhill Row | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| St. Luke, Old Street | 2 | - | — | 17 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 41 |
| *St. Mark Brewer St. | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 9 | 35 | 6 | 61 |
| St. Mark, Old Street | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| S.S. Peter and Paul, Rosoman Street | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Totals | 311 | 74 | 2 | 600 | 211 | 247 | 581 | 2026 |
* Closed during 1907.
We have received from the Education Department of the
London County Council 745 certificates respecting cases of
infectious disease relative to the exclusion of 2,026 children who
had been in contact with those infected.
Administration as to Infectious Diseases in
Schools.—Owing to changes which have been made it is
desirable to state in this Report the practice respecting keeping
children from school on the occurrence of infectious disease in
their homes.