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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 1964
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finsbury Borough]
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SECTION F
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
General:
The general incidence of Infectious Disease throughout the year was
very low.
For the 4th year in succession there were no cases of Poliomyelitis.
In 1964, 993 visits were paid by the Nurse Visitor.
| All Ages | Under 1 yr. | 1-4 yrs. | 5-14 yrs. | 15-24 yrs. | 25-44 yrs. | 45-64 yrs. | 65- | Cases Treated in Hospital | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 245 | 11 | 117 | 107 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | 11 |
| Dysentery | 75 | 2 | 21 | 26 | 4 | 17 | 5 | - | 3 |
| Food Poisoning | 42 | 3 | 7 | 10 | - | 9 | 11 | 2 | 5 |
| Scarlet Fever | 20 | - | 8 | 12 | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Whooping Cough | 15 | 5 | 7 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| Gastro Enteritis | 18 | 10 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Ac. Prim. Pneumonia | 44 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 41 |
| Erysipelas | 11 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Meningococcal Infections | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scabies | 26 | - | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | - | - |
| Encephalitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T.B. (Pulmonary) | 22 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | - |
| T.B. (Otherforms) | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Total | 520 | 36 | 172 | 168 | 1 18 | 47 | 51 | 28 | 77 |