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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 1909

Report on the public health of Finsbury 1909 including annual report on factories and workshops

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INFECTIOUS DISEASE IN SCHOOLS.—During the year
286 children were excluded from school owing to the presence of
notifiable infectious disease in their homes.
In addition, 1,559 children were kept at home in connection
with outbreaks of measles, hooping cough, chicken-pox and other
infectious or contagious disorders in their households.
Information of these matters was received from the school
teachers:—

Table: The figures for the year have been as follows:—

The figures for the year have been as follows:—

SCHOOLS.Average Attendance in 1909.NOTIFIED BY MEDICAL MEN.INFORMATION FROM SCHOOLS.Total.
Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Measles.Hooping Cough.Chicken Pox.Other Diseases
Albion Place603510-92241936186
Amwell Street57764-911412091
Ann Street896137156183144170
Baltic Street5832--916132868
Bath Street1,3491728158361447201
Bowling Green Lane700--------
Central Street727174-2814756126
Chequer Street76374-84-1235
Compton Street1,107265-58232075207
Hugh Myddelton1,50026192110464451298
Moreland Street1,053510-74404179249
Risinghill Street1,2451323-1611939111
Winchester Street1,249117-3662659
White Lion Street869--------
St. John Street159---103--13
St. Luke69956-45-525
St. Mark199--------
St. Joseph's364-2-3---5
St. Peter & Paul221-----1-1
Totals14,78315312945382572465181,945