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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 1926
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1926
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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 | 29.6 | .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 | .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 | .00 | 33.6 | .00 |
| 1926 | 231 | 2 | .86 | 29.7 | .26 |
Seven patients developed scarlet fever while they were detained
in hospital for other causes. There were two " return " cases.
Thirty-six cases were not discovered until some days after the
rash had appeared. 7 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, were
disinfected.
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