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 1958
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough.
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66
Mumps
56 cases. No complications.
Rubella
14 cases. There were no known contacts with any early pregnancies.
Chickenpox
76 cases. No complications.
Infective Hepatitis
None.
Glandular Fever
None.
Influenza
None.
Food Poisoning
Please see Section 'E' - Food.
Tuberculosis
The total number of new cases entered in the register during the
year was 44.
The distribution by sex and age and according as to whether the case was of Pulmonary or Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis, was
| 0- | 1- | 5- | 10- | 15- | 20- | 25- | 35- | 45- | 55- | 65+ | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | M | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 25 |
| F | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | |
| Non Pulmonary | M | - | - | - | _ | . | - | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| F | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | |
| TOTAL | - | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 44 |
These figures do not necessarily correspond, due to technical
reasons, with those shown in the report of the Chest Pysician.