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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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SECTION "F" - INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES
SECTION "F" – INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES Notifications of Infectious Disease: The following table shows the notifiable cases of Infectious Disease during 1945, in various age groups and indicates the total number of cases removed to Hospital:
| All ages. | Under 1 yr. | 1 – 5 yrs. | 5 – 15 yrs. | 15- 25 yrs. | 25 – 45 yrs. | 45 – 65 yrs. | 65+ | Total Rmvls. to Hosp. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acute Influenzal Pneumonia | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Acute Primary Pneumonia | 25 | 1 | 8 | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | 11 | – |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 5 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Diphtheria (Inc.Mem.Croup) | 13 | – | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 13 |
| Dysentery | 17 | – | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 16 |
| Erysipelas | 7 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Typhoid | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Measles | 364 | 23 | 224 | 110 | 5 | 2 | – | – | 87 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 5 | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | 48 | 2 | 11 | 31 | 4 | – | – | – | 34 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 87 | – | 5 | 8 | 22 | 32 | 17 | 3 | – |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 14 | – | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | – | – |
| Whooping Cough | 49 | 5 | 30 | 13 | – | 1 | – | – | 17 |
| Zymotic Enteritis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Polio-Myelitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Scabies | 198 | 3 | 22 | 43 | 51 | 56 | 19 | 4 | – |
| TOTALS | 838 | 38 | 319 | 218 | 90 | 110 | 42 | 21 | 178 |
Notification Rates (Comparative Table) per 1,000 population.
| Finsbury | England and Wales | 126 C.B's & great towns including London | 148 smaller towns. Res. population 25,000 to 50,000 at 1931 census | London Adm. County | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid Fever | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Paratyphoid fever | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | 0.18 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.06 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.71 | 1.89 | 2.02 | 2.03 | 1.57 |
| Whooping Cough | 1.75 | 1.64 | 1.65 | 1.47 | 1.25 |
| Diphtheria | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.52 | 0.56 | 0.31 |
| Erysipelas | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.24 | 0.31 |
| Smallpox | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Measles | 13.00 | 11.67 | 10.89 | 11.19 | 9.03 |
| Pneumonia | 0.93 | 0.87 | 1.03 | 0.72 | 0.78 |