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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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NOTIFIABLE DISEASES, 1938.
| Allages. | Under 1 yr . | 1-5 yrs. | 5-15 yrs. | 15-25 yrs. | 25-45 yrs . | 45-65 yrs. | 65 + | Clerk-en well. | St. Luke. | St. Sepul. | Total removals tohospital. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acute Primary Pneumonia | 55 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 44 | 11 | 19 | |
| Acute Influenzal Pneumonia | 4 | — | — | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 1 | — | 1 | - | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Diphtheria (including Me. Croup) | 101 | 3 | 34 | 53 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 66 | 35 | — | 101 |
| Dysentery | 20 | 1 | 10 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 15 | 5 | — | 13 |
| Erysipelas | 34 | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 8 | — | 20 |
| Food Poisoning | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Measles and German Measles | 635 | 44 | 382 | 198 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 394 | 239 | 2 | 261 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 13 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 3 | — | 6 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 9 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | 7 | 2 | — | 3 |
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 4 |
| Scarlet Fever | 144 | 2 | 53 | 73 | 12 | 3 | 1 | — | 109 | 35 | — | 144 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 100 | — | 1 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 5 | 68 | 29 | 3 | — |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 22 | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | 14 | 8 | — | |
| Whooping Cough | 339 | 36 | 189 | 114 | — | — | — | — | 252 | 84 | 3 | 93 |
| Zymotic Enteritis | 14 | 10 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 1 | — | 5 |
| 1,498 | 111 | 694 | 470 | 82 | 77 | 43 | 21 | 1,028 | 462 | 8 | 671 |
The Zymotic Diseases.— Scarlet fever, whooping cough, diphtheria, diarrhoea, enteritis and measles
caused a total of 27 deaths— Scarlet fever 0, whooping cough, 7, diphtheria, 3. diarrhoea anr'
enteritis (under 2 years) 16, and measles 1. The zymotic death-rate was -474 per 1,000 population.