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Finsbury 1911
Report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1911
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Health Office, obtain a supply of antitoxin scrum for the treatment
of suitable cases. In 1911, eight medical men availed
themselves of these facilities. The fees paid amounted to
£1 12s. 6d.
TYPHOID FEVER.
The number of cases notified was 74, with 9 deaths. All except
one were removed to hospital.
The numbers in previous years are given in the accompanying
table:—
| Year. | No. of Cases Notified. | No. of Deaihs. | Case Mortality. No. of Deaths per 100 cases notified. | No. of Cases per 10,000 of Population. | No. of Deaths per 10,000 of Population. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 65 | 11 | 16.9 | 6.4 | 1.08 |
| 1902 | 77 | 9 | 117 | 77 | 09 |
| 1903 | 47 | 11 | 23.4 | 4.7 | 1.1 |
| 1904 | 40 | 8 | 20.0 | 4.1 | 08 |
| 1905 | 42 | 9 | 21.4 | 4.3 | 0.9 |
| 1906 | 44 | 14 | 31.8 | 46 | i'4 |
| 1907 | 22 | 2 | 210 | 2.3 | 02 |
| 1908 | 41 | 12 | 292 | 44 | 1.3 |
| 1909 | 15 | 3 | 20.0 | 1.6 | 0.3 |
| 1910 | 28 | 4 | 143 | 3.1 | 04 |
| 19II | 74 | 9 | 12.2 | 8-4 | 1 02 |
The deaths occurred in four males, aged 10, 13, 20 and 21, and
in five females, aged 7, 13, 13, 18 and 21 years.
Source.—During the latter end of August and the month of
September, Finsbury suffered from a smal' epidemic of enteric
fever. Five of the patients had recently been to the seaside, may
have consumed shell fish there, and may, possibly, have been in
this way infected previous to their return to the Borough. For