London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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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There were 14 deaths, so that 9.4 per cent. of all the patients
died.
The number of cases is 11 less than last year, the number of
deaths 3 less.
The particulars of cases in previous years are appended :—
| Year. | No. of Cases. | No. of Deaths. | 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 | 289 | 36 | 12.5 | 28.5 | 3.5 |
| 1902 | 216 | 37 | 17.1 | 21.6 | 3.7 |
| 1903 | 119 | 12 | 10.1 | 12.0 | 1.2 |
| 1904 | 123 | 14 | 11.4 | 12.6 | 1.4 |
| 1905 | 126 | 11 | 8.7 | 13.1 | 1.1 |
| 1906 | 151 | 25 | 16.5 | 15.9 | 2.6 |
| 1907 | 127 | 15 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 1.6 |
| 1908 | 130 | 16 | 12.3 | 14.1 | 1.7 |
| 1909 | 152 | 13 | 8.5 | 16 .8 | 1.4 |
| 1910 | 126 | 19 | 15 .1 | 14.1 | 2.1 |
| 1911 | 159 | 17 | 10.7 | 18.1 | 1.9 |
| 1912 | 148 | 14 | 9.4 | 17.1 | 1.6 |
All the cases are investigated, and the source, if possible, is
ascertained. The premises are inspected and notices served for
sanitary defects.
Sources of Infection.—In 15 instances the disease was
contracted from members of the same family known to be already
suffering from diphtheria, in 3 others from missed or unrecognised
cases which had occurred in the household.
Nine patients were infected by hospital patients after they had
been admitted to hospital suffering from various diseases other