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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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The incidence of Small-pox, since the Borough's formation, is shown in the following table:—
| No. of Cases per 10,00 of population. | No. ot Deaths per 10,000 of population. | Case Mortality. No. of Deaths per 100 cases notified. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 8.6 | 0.98 | 11.4 |
| 1902 | 18.6 | 3.2 | 17.1 |
| 1903 | 0.1 | 0 | |
| 1904 | 1.3 | 23.1 | |
| 1905 | — | — | — |
| 1906 | — | — | — |
| 1907 | — | - | — |
DIPHTHERIA.
There have been 127 notifications of Diphtheria (including Membranous
Croup) received during the year, as compared with 151
in 1906. During the year 122 bacteriological examinations were
made of doubtful cases, yielding 51 positive and 71 negative results.
The age incidence of Diphtheria and its mortality for 1907 was as follows :—
| Ages in years. | Under 1 year. | 1-5 | 5-15 | 15-20 | 20-30 | 30-40 | 40- | Totals. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Notified Cases | Males | 2 | 38 | 19 | 5 | — | — | |||
| Females | 3 | 32 | 24 | — | — | — | ||||
| Totals | 5 | 70 | 43 | 5 | — | — | ||||
| Deaths from Diphtheria. | 2 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Percentage on Cases. | 40.0 | 18.6 | — | - | — | — | — | 11.8 | ||