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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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By the Public Health (Tuberculosis in Hospitals) Regulations,
1911, phthisis from the 1st May, 1911, was made compulsorily
notifiable in all hospitals, dispensary and institutional patients.
By the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1911, a
general order was issued by the Local Government Board making
all cases of pulmonary tuberculosis compulsorily notifiable from
the 1st January, 1912.
Finally, by the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912,
all forms of tuberculosis are compulsorily notifiable from and
after the 1st February, 1913.
The notifications and deaths of Finsbury cases of phthisis since 1901, are appended :—
| Total No. of Notifications. | No. of Cases notified per 10,000 of inhabitants. | Total No. of Deaths | Death Rate per 1,000. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 70 | 6.9 | 216 | 2.13 |
| 1902 | 121 | 12.1 | 240 | 2.40 |
| 1903 | 219 | 22.2 | 223 | 2.26 |
| 1904 | 210 | 21.6 | 251 | 2.57 |
| 1905 | 178 | 18.5 | 215 | 2.24 |
| 1906 | 217 | 22.9 | 232 | 2.45 |
| 1907 | 217 | 23.2 | 243 | 2.60 |
| 1908 | 220 | 23.9 | 221 | 2.40 |
| 1909 | 359 | 39.7 | 228 | 2.52 |
| 1910 | 319 | 35.8 | 166 | 1.86 |
| 1911 | 419 | 47.8 | 159 | 1.81 |
| 1912 | 438 | 49.6 | 160 | 1.85 |
The actual number of notifications received in 1912 was 1,169,
but of these many refer to the same patient. There were 438
primary notifications, of which 133 were from poor law sources,