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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
Finchley 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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Table B2.
Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during each Month of the Year 1904.
| Diphtheria. | Erysipelas. | Scarlet Fever. | Enteric Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6 | 1 | 11 | 2 | ... | 20 |
| February | 7 | 6 | 3 | ... | ... | 16 |
| March | 6 | 5 | 11 | ... | ... | 22 |
| April | 12 | 1 | 5 | ... | ... | 18 |
| May | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 6 |
| June | 1 | 2 | 20 | ... | ... | 23 |
| July | 6 | 1 | 24 | .. | ... | 31 |
| August | 2 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 22 |
| September | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | ... | 16 |
| October | 15 | 2 | 25 | ... | ... | 42 |
| November | 3 | 2 | 19 | ... | ... | 24 |
| December | 6 | 3 | 15 | ... | 1 | 25 |
| Totals | 68 | 30 | 161 | 4 | 2 | 265 |
Scarlet Fever.
The 161 cases of Scarlet Fever notified were for the most
part of a mild nature, and only one patient died. They
represented infection in 112 houses.
An epidemic of this nature is particularly difficult to
check, as the premonitory symptoms are often so slight that
parents fail to suspect the disease, and consequently do not