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 1925
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1925
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| Year. | No. of Cases. | No. of Deaths. | Case Mortality. No of Deaths per 100 cases notified. | No. of Casts per 10,000ofPopulation | No. of Deaths per 10,000 of Population. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 159 | 17 | 10.7 | 181 | 1.9 |
| 1912 | 148 | 14 | 9.4 | 1.6 | |
| 1913 | 91 | 9 | 9.8 | 10.7 | 1.06 |
| 1914 | 134 | 9 | 6.7 | 16.1. | 1.08 |
| 1915 | 116 | 9 | 7.7 | 15.0 | 1.17 |
| 1916 | 162 | 14 | 8.6 | 21.8 | 1.88 |
| 1917 | 144 | 8 | 21.1 | 1.17 | |
| 1918 | 110 | 10 | 9.1 | 16.5 | 1.50 |
| 1919 | 116 | II | 9.5 | 15.4 | 1.46 |
| 1920 | 215 | 27 | 12.5 | 27.4 | 3.45 |
| 1921 | 324 | 36 | 11.1 | 42.2 | 4.69 |
| 1922 | 352 | 31 | 8.8 | 45.8 | 4.03 |
| 1923 | 260 | 8 | 3.07 | 33.6 | 1.03 |
| 1924 | 163 | 14 | 8.6 | 21.1 | 1.81 |
| 1925 | 201 | 6 | 2.9 | 25.9 | .77 |
All the cases were investigated, and the source, if possible,
was ascertained. The premises were inspected, and notices were
served for sanitary defects. The drains were carefully examined,
and in nearly every case tested, 8 of the cases were contracted in
hospital after the patients had been admitted suffering from diseases
other than diphtheria. There was 1 "return" case.
Cases Discharged cured from Hospitals.—A few days after
their return home from fever hospitals, all patients are examined very
carefully, and a record kept of their condition. A leaflet is given
to the patients, its terms explained, and precautionary measures
are advised. If a child has a discharge from the nose, or if for any
other reason the infection is believed to persist, the mother is
advised to take the child to her own doctor, or if poor, to bring it
to the Public Health Department.