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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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough.
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SECTION F
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
General
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.
The number of visits made by the Infectious Diseases Nurse/Visitor
in 1958 was 3,223.
The following table shows the incidence of notifiable diseases in 1958:-
| All Ages | Under 1 yr. | 1-4 yrs. | 5-14 yrs. | 15-24 yrs. | 25-44 yrs. | 45-64 yrs. | 65- | Cases treated in Hosp. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acute Pneumonia | 93 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 24 | 18 | 83 |
| Diphtheria | 30 | 1 | 6 | 22 | - | 1 | - | - | 29 |
| Dysentery | 320 | 15 | 111 | 121 | 9 | 57 | 6 | 1 | 83 |
| Encephalitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Food Poisoning | 46 | - | 9 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 |
| Gastro-Enteritis (under 2 yrs) | 15 | 10 | 5 | _ | _ | _ | _ | - | 11 |
| Measles | 233 | 15 | 129 | 86 | 3 | - | - | - | 30 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 7 | 7 | - | - | - | • | - | - | 4 |
| Poliomyelitis (Paralytic) | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | • |
| Scabies | 25 | - | 3 | 13 | 4 | 5 | - | 3 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 40 | 1 | 13 | 26 | - | - | - | - | 26 |
| Tuberculosis (Pulmonary) | 24 | - | 2 | - | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Tuberculosis (Non-Pulmonary) | 5 | . | _ | _ | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | _ |
| Whooping Cough | 29 | 4 | 14 | 11 | - | - | - | 10 | |
| Total | 873 | 58 | 307 | 297 | 32 | 102 | 47 | 25 | 203 |