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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 1961
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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The following table shows the incidence of notifiable diseases in 1961.
| All Ages | Under1 yr. | 1-4yrs | 5-14 yrs | 15-24 yrs | 25-44 yrs | 45-64 yrs | 65-yrs | Cases treated in hosp | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dysentery | 81 | 8 | 23 | 28 | 4 | 14 | 4 | - | 15 |
| Erysipelas | 10 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Food Poisoning | 28 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | - | 3 | 5 |
| Gastro-Enteritis (Under 2 yrs) | 26 | 14 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Measles | 413 | 25 | 255 | 128 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 29 |
| Meningococcal Infections | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Pneumonia (Acute Primary) | 53 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 48 |
| Scabies | 40 | - | 4 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 73 | - | 23 | 47 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 37 |
| T.B. (Pulmonary) | 34 | - | - | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 7 | - |
| T.B. (Other forms) 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | |
| Whooping Cough | 28 | 3 | 14 | - | 11 | - | - | - | 16 |
DIPHTHERIA:
At the beginning of the year a resident of this Borough
attended a school in another Borough where there were some positive
cases of Diphtheria. Swabs were taken of the family and all
had 3 negative Nose and Throat swabs.
There were no further cases or contacts during 1961.
DYSENTERY:
There were 81 cases notified. Of these 44 were clinical cases
with positive bacteriological findings. 8 were symptomless cases,
29 were moderately severe clinical cases with negative bacteriological
findings; and in all 15 cases were removed to hospital.
ENCEPHALITIS:
There were no cases or contacts of this infection during 1961.
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