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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 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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SECTION F.
INFECTICUS AND OTHER DISUSES.
Notifications of Infectious Disease:
Notifications of Infectious Disease: The following table shows the notifiable cases of Infectious Disease during 1943 in various age groups and indicates the total number of cases removed to Hospital.
| All Ages | Under 1 Year | 1-5 Yrs | 5-15 Yrs | 15-25 Yrs | 25-45 Yrs | 45-65 Yrs | 65 | Total Rmvls to Hosp. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acute Influenzal Pneumonia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Acute Primary Pneumonia | 25 | 3 | 6 | – | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | – |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Diphtheria(lncluding Mem.Group). | 24 | – | 5 | 15 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 24 |
| Dysentery | 9 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 8 |
| Erysipelas | 13 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| Typhoid | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Measles | 454 | 32 | 247 | 169 | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | 196 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 6 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 4 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | 123 | 1 | 50 | 62 | 7 | 3 | – | – | 115 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 89 | – | – | 6 | 30 | 32 | 15 | 6 | – |
| Other Forms of Tuberculosis | 16 | – | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | – |
| Whooping Cough | 50 | 16 | 24 | 9 | – | – | – | 1 | 26 |
| Zymotic Enteritis | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Polio Myelitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Scabies | 174 | 8 | 27 | 35 | 52 | 32 | 17 | 3 | – |
| TOTALS | 993 | 66 | 368 | 306 | 104 | 81 | 44 | 24 | 382 |
Smallpox and Vaccination: No cases of smallpox occurred in the Borough during 1943.
The following is a summary of proceeding under the Vaccination Acts, 1867, to 1898,
| Number of Fins bury birth notifications received from Regiester | 230 |
| Number of Certificates of Vaccination recevied | 139 |
| Number of deaths before Vaccination | 8 |
| Postponements of medical certificate | 22 |
| Number of certificates of insusceptibility | – |
| Number of notices to other Vaccination Officers re non-resident cases | 42 |
| Number of addresses not traced | 62 |
| Number of Finsbury babies not vaccinated within Statutory period of four months | 18 |