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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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Thirty-three per cent. of these mistakes were made at the large
general hospitals. The errors were chiefly in connection with
diphtheria—out of 148 cases removed, 15 were returned home as
not having the disease.
The diagnosis of typhoid fever was sustained in hospital except
in 2 cases.
Four cases of scarlet fever were returned home as incorrect.
Deaths—The number of deaths certified in 1912 as due to
the infectious diseases named in the accompanying table, was
226. The corresponding death rate was 2.6 per 1,000 inhabitants.
| Small-Pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. | Enteric Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Measles. | Hooping Cough. | Diarrhoea. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 8 | 19 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 49 | 37 | 95 | 259 |
| 1902 | 32 | 15 | 37 | 9 | 6 | 83 | 68 | 84 | 334 |
| 1903 | — | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 69 | 52 | 100 | 260 |
| 1904 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 60 | 26 | 145 | 278 |
| 1905 | — | 21 | 11 | 9 | — | 31 | 32 | 111 | 215 |
| 1906 | — | 13 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 115 | 55 | 144 | 371 |
| 1907 | — | 16 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 44 | 66 | 187 |
| 1908 | — | 12 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 38 | 22 | 126 | 229 |
| 1909 | — | 9 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 86 | 51 | 68 | 232 |
| 1910 | — | 4 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 73 | 36 | 50 | 192 |
| 1911 | — | 6 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 85 | 27 | 152 | 299 |
| 1912 | — | 5 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 129 | 31 | 42 | 226 |
The diminution this year is associated with the lessened number
of deaths accredited to diarrhœa and enteric fever.