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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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It will be seen that the chief incidence of the disease has fallen
on children, as many as 118 out of 127 being of school age, which
is a larger proportion than in 1906. Two-thirds of the cases
occurred in the second half of the year.
The incidence of Diphtheria, 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 | 28.4 | 3.5 | 12.5 |
| 1902 | 21.1 | 3.6 | 17.1 |
| 1903 | 11.8 | 10.1 | |
| 1904 | 12.4 | 1.4 | 11.4 |
| 1905 | 12.8 | 1. 1 | 8.7 |
| 1906 | 15.5 | 2.5 | 16.5 |
| 1907 | 12.7 | 1.5 | 11.8 |
SCARLET FEVER. The total number of notifications of Scarlet Fever received during the year was 471 as against last year's 422. The ago and sex incidence of the 471 cases was as follows:—
| Ages. | 0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 30-40 | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | 3 | 63 | 90 | 46 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 222 |
| Females | 5 | 90 | 109 | 36 | 5 | 4 | — | 249 |
| Total | 8 | 153 | 199 | 82 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 471 |
From these figures it will be seen that 360 out of the 471 cases
occurred in children under 10 years of age. In relation to school
influence, it is of interest to note that about 76.4 per cent, of the