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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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SECTION "F" – INFECTIOUS AND OTHER DISEASES Notifications of Infectious Disease: The following table shows the notifiable cases of Infectious Disease during 1946, 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 Remvls. to Hosp. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acute Influenzal Pneumonia | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| Acute Primary Pneumonia | 33 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | – |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 5 | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 |
| Diphtheria (Inc.Mem.Croup) | 6 | – | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 6 |
| Dysentery | 8 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 2 | – | – | 7 |
| Erysipelas | 15 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| Typhoid | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Measles | 373 | 16 | 226 | 124 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 80 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 7 | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 3 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 3 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Searlet Fever | 71 | 1 | 21 | 46 | 3 | – | – | – | 44 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 72 | – | 6 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 21 | 4 | – |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 17 | – | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | – | – |
| Whooping Cough | 42 | 6 | 25 | 11 | – | – | – | – | 13 |
| Food Poisoning | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 |
| Poliomyelitis | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Scabies | 272 | 5 | 23 | 139 | 36 | 48 | 19 | 2 | – |
| Malaria | 4 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | – |
| TOTALS | 937 | 41 | 319 | 339 | 67 | 96 | 57 | 18 | 171 |
Notification Rates (Comparative Table) per 1,000 population.
| I | 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 | .03 | .01 | .01 | .01 | .01 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | .00 | .02 | .02 | .01 | .01 |
| Cerebro-spinal fever | .15 | .05 | .05 | .04 | .06 |
| Scarlet Fever | 2.13 | 1.38 | 1.51 | 1.33 | 1.42 |
| Whooping Cough | 1.26 | 2.28 | 2.48 | 2.05 | 2.22 |
| Diphtheria | .18 | .28 | .32 | .31 | .24 |
| Erysipolas | .45 | .2 | .25 | .22 | .27 |
| Smallpox | .00 | .00 | .00 | .00 | .00 |
| Measles | 11.17 | 3.92 | 4.73 | 3.70 | 7.35 |
| Pneumonia | 1.05 | .89 | 1.02 | .74 | .75 |