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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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SECTION F.
Infectious Diseases.
General.
There were several minor outbreaks of Dysentery during the
year and measles continued with a high incidence but otherwise
there were no striking features with regard to infectious disease.
All cases notified were visited by the Infectious Diseases
Nurse/Visitor and energetic measures taken wherever indicated to
ensure adequate minimization of danger of infection to others.
Number of visits by Infectious Disease Visitor 2,809
The following table shows the cases of notifiable diseases of which information by notification or otherwise was received in the several age periods set out:—
| All Ages | Un-1 yr. | 1-4 yrs. | 5-14 yrs. | 15-24 yrs. | 25-44 yrs. | 45-64 yrs. | 65 + | Cases treated in Hosp. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acute Pneumonia | 41 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 41 |
| Dysentery | 212 | 8 | 103 | 56 | 8 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 100 |
| Erysipelas | l2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| Food Poisoning | 31 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Gastro enteritis (under 2 yrs.) | 31 | 23 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 |
| Measles | 309 | 16 | 170 | 122 | 1 | — | — | — | 57 |
| Whooping Cough | 93 | 26 | 51 | 15 | — | 1 | — | — | 42 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 |
| Scabies | 31 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 30 | 2 | 20 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 22 |
| Tuberculosis (Pulmonary) | 55 | — | 4 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 3 | — |
| Tuberculosis (Non-Pulmonary) | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| Poliomyelitis (Non-Paralytic) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 858 | 86 | 376 | 229 | 40 | 71 | 39 | 16 | 304 |