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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 1927
Annual report on the public health of Finsbury for the year 1927
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The particulars of cases in previous years are appended :—
| Year. | No. of Cases. | No. of Deaths. | Case Mortality. No. of Deaths per 100 cases notified. | No. of Cases per 10,000 of Population. | No. of Deaths per 10,000 of Population. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 159 | 17 | 10.7 | 18.1 | 1.9 |
| 1912 | 148 | 14 | 9.4 | 17.1 | 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 | 5.5 | 21.1 | 1.17 |
| 1918 | 110 | 10 | 9.1 | 16.5 | 1.50 |
| 1919 | 116 | 11 | 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 |
| 1926 | 201 | 6 | 2.9 | 25.9 | .77 |
| 1926 | 163 | 5 | 3.1 | 21.0 | .64 |
| 1927 | 189 | 4 | 2.1 | 25.0 | .53 |
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. 5 of the cases were contracted in
hospital after the patients had been admitted suffering from diseases
other than diphtheria. There was 1 " return " case.
Some interesting points in connexion with cases are as
follows:—
1. A patient admitted to hospital suffering from anaemia;
whilst still in hospital he was notified as suffering from diphtheria.
2. A patient admitted to a general hospital suffering from
concussion and shock ; removed 13 days later to isolation hospital
suffering from diphtheria.