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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 1912
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1912
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| Street. | Notifications. | Deaths. | Street. | Notifications. | Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmington Street | 1 | 3 | Woodbridge Street | 12 | 12 |
| Wilson Street | 1 | 1 | Wynford Road | 10 | 14 |
| Winchester Cottages | 1 | — | Wynyatt Street | 17 | 15 |
| Winchester Street | 9 | 6 | Yardley Street | 2 | 2 |
| Winton Houses | 3 | 1 | |||
| Withers Place | 2 | 3 | Unplaced | - | 53 |
| Totals : Notifications 2,749 Deaths 1,885 | |||||
GLANDERS AND ANTHRAX.
Both these diseases in men are notifiable in London to the
Medical Officer of Health of the local authority under orders of
the London County Council, made in pursuance of Sections 55
and 56 of the Public Health (London) Act.
Outbreaks amongst animals are notified to the Medical Officer
of Health concerned, by the London County Council Veterinary
Inspector of the Public Control Department. The premises are
disinfected, and precautionary measures carried out under the
supervision of the County Council staff.
In 1912, notice was received of an outbreak of glanders in a
mews in the Borough and of one case of anthrax in a horse. One
case of anthrax occurred in a workman employed in a Finsbury
factory. It was associated with the taking up of the old wooden
floor of the storage room and the laying of a new floor. The
woodwork was well soaked with a resinous disinfectant before
being disturbed. However, the application proved insufficient.
It is possible that these resinous disinfectants are not in practice
effective for dealing with anthrax spores.
The resin is precipitated around the spores and tends to protect
them from the destructive action of the disinfecting solution.