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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The particulars of previous years are subjoined:—
| Year. | No. of cases. | No. of Deaths. | Case Mortality. No, of Deaths per 100 cases | No. of cases per 10,000 of Population. | No. of Deaths per 10,000 of Population. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 171 | 6 | 3.5 | 19.5 | .6 |
| 1912 | 159 | 5 | 3.15 | 18.4 | .58 |
| 1913 | 251 | 5 | 1.93 | 2.6 | .59 |
| 1914 | 438 | 6 | 1.36 | 52.6 | .72 |
| 1915 | 390 | 10 | 2.56 | 50.7 | 1.30 |
| 1916 | 178 | 2 | 1.12 | 23.9 | .26 |
| 1917 | 99 | 2 | 2.02 | 14.9 | .29 |
| 1918 | 148 | 3 | 2.02 | 22.2 | .45 |
| 1919 | 235 | 0 | 0.00 | 31.2 | 0.00 |
| 1920 | 418 | 4 | 0.96 | 53.4 | .51 |
| 1921 | 586 | 6 | 1.02 | 76.4 | .78 |
| 1922 | 335 | 4 | 1.19 | 43.6 | .52 |
| 1923 | 165 | 2 | 1.21 | 21.3 | .25 |
| 1924 | 189 | 2 | 1.05 | 24.4 | .24 |
| 1925 | 261 | 0 | 0.00 | 33.6 | 0.00 |
Nine patients developed scarlet fever while they were detained
in hospital for other causes. There were two "return cases."
Nine cases were not discovered until some days after the rash
had appeared. Four were then peeling.
All the houses where cases occurred were visited and inspected.
Nuisances that called for remedy were made the subject of notice
and amendment. The rooms, the bedding and clothing, weredisinfected.
Cases discharged for Home.—In Finsbury every case discharged
from the fever hospital is visited soon after return home
and carefully examined. The possibility of further infection is