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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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Throat swabs are examined bacteriologically free of charge for
medical men by the Public Health Department, 89 were submitted
in 1912, and in 22 specimens the diphtheria bacillus was
found present.
A supply of diphtheria antitoxin serum is kept at the public
health office and is available gratis for doctors on request.
TYPHOID FEVER.
In 1912 only 8 cases were notified, and only one patient died
of typhoid fever. These figures are the lowest yet recorded since
the borough was formed.
The numbers in previous years are given in the accompanying
table:—
| Year. | No. of Cases Notified. | 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 | 65 | 11 | 16.9 | 6.4 | 1.08 |
| 1902 | 77 | 9 | 11.7 | 7.7 | 0.9 |
| 1903 | 47 | 11 | 23.4 | 4.7 | 1.1 |
| 1904 | 40 | 8 | 20.0 | 4.1 | 0.8 |
| 1905 | 42 | 9 | 21.4 | 4.3 | 0.9 |
| 1906 | 44 | 14 | 31.8 | 4.6 | 1.4 |
| 1907 | 22 | 2 | 21.0 | 2.3 | 0.2 |
| 1908 | 41 | 12 | 29.2 | 4.4 | 1.3 |
| 1909 | 15 | 3 | 20.0 | 1.6 | 0.3 |
| 1910 | 28 | 4 | 14.3 | 3.1 | 0.4 |
| 1911 | 74 | 9 | 12.2 | 8.4 | 1.02 |
| 1912 | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 0.58 | 0.11 |