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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 1908
Report on the public health of Finsbury 1908 including annual report on factories and workshops
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Certain particulars with regard to Scarlet Fever since 1901 may be tabulated as follows:— SCARLET FEVER SINCE 1901.
| Actual No. of Cases. | No. of Cases per 10,000 of population. | No. of Deaths. | No. of Deaths per 10,000 of population | Case-Mortality No. of Deaths per 100 cases notified. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 495 | 48.1 | 19 | 1.8 | 3.8 |
| 1902 | 381 | 37.9 | 15 | 1.5 | 39 |
| 1903 | 283 | 28.1 | 12 | 1.2 | 4.2 |
| 1904 | 323 | 32.6 | 17 | 1.7 | 5.2 |
| 1905 | 456 | 46.4 | 21 | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| 1906 | 422 | 43.5 | 13 | 2.6 | 6.1 |
| 1907 | 471 | 48.6 | 16 | 1.7 | 3.4 |
| 1908 | 387 | 40.3 | 12 | 1.2 | 3.1 |
PERIODICITY OF THE DISEASE.— Information with respect to
this is contained in the chart which faces page 65, and which shows
the weekly rise and fall in numbers of cases throughout the year.
The numbers occurring month by month, and in each quarter are given in the accompanying table:—
| Months. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Cases | 41 | 28 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 31 | 35 | 24 | 49 | 49 | 41 | 31 |
| Quarterly Totals | 88 | 70 | 108 | 121 | ||||||||
In connection with the investigation of the cases, various points
were brought out which may be mentioned. First, as to source of