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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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Applications are submitted to the Health Department;
periodical reports of the progress of the patient, containing the
dose of insulin given and the progress of the patient are sent to the
Health Department in respect of each patient receiving the insulin
at the expense of the Council. Last year cases were accepted under
the scheme at a cost to the Council of £2 6s. 0d.
Tuberculosis.
The voluntary notification of pulmonary tuberculosis and of
tuberculosis in other parts of the body associated with discharges
was adopted by the Finsbury Borough Council in 1900. By the
Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912, all forms of tuberculosis
were compulsorily notifiable from and after 1st February,
1913. Amending regulations followed in 1921 and 1924. By the
Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1930, the provisions of
the previous regulations are now consolidated and amended.
| 1920-1924 | 1925-1929 | 1930-1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of deaths from Phthisis | 596 | 535 | 366 | 50 | 52 | 61 | 35 |
| Number of cases notified only at death | 44 (32) | 30 (17) | 19 (8) | 0 | 1 (0) | 1 (1) | 2 (1) |
| Number of cases dying non-notified | 120 (65) | 86 (32) | 68 (19) | 8 (3) | 2 (0) | 5 (2) | 9 (5) |
| Number of cases notified within a month of death | 50 | 66 | 39 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| Number of cases notified within 1-3 months of death | 55 | 67 | 28 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
| Number of cases notified within 3-6 months of death | 53 | 39 | 49 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
NOTE.—The figures in italics and bracketed indicate the numbers of the
cases referred to who died in public assistance institution.