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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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SECTION F.
Infectious and Other Diseases.
Notification of Infectious Disease.
The following table shows the notifiable cases of Infectious Disease during 1948, 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 | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Acute Primary Pneumonia | 24 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 7 | 5 | 1 | — |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 1 | — | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Diphtheria (Inc. Mem. Croup) | 1 | _ | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Dysentery | 17 | 2 | 11 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 12 |
| Erysipelas | 8 | - | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Para-typhoid | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 441 | 24 | 281 | 130 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 54 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 63 | 1 | 21 | 37 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 45 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 82 | _ | 8 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 14 | 4 | —' |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 7 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | 141 | 19 | 88 | 34 | — | — | — | — | 23 |
| Food Poisoning | 3 | - | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Poliomyelitis | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scabies | 40 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Malaria | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Totals | 843 | 56 | 422 | 242 | 39 | 50 | 26 | 8 | 147 |
Notification Rates (Comparative Table) per 1,000 population.
| Finsbury | England and Wales | 126C.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 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Paratyphoid Fever | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1.21 | 1.73 | 1.90 | 1.82 | 1.37 |
| Whooping Cough | 3.11 | 3.42 | 3.51 | 3.31 | 3.13 |
| Diphtheria | 0.03 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.10 |
| Erysipelas | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 0.21 | 0.22 |
| Smallpox | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | 12.37 | 9.34 | 9.75 | 8.84 | 9.17 |
| Pneumonia | 0.67 | 0.73 | 0.84 | 0.60 | 0.57 |