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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 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Finchley]
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The following table shows the number and nature of the specimens dealt with during 1947
| Throat/Nose Swabs | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria Bacilli | 214 | |
| Hemolytic Streptococci | 136 | |
| Vincent's Angina | 7 | |
| Faeces | ||
| Sonne Dysentery | 8 | 56 |
| Salmonella | 2 | |
| Sputum | ||
| T.B. Smear | 14 | 77 |
| Other Organisms | 5 | |
| Whooping Cough | ||
| Cough Plate | - | 1 5 |
| Post-nasal Swab | - | |
| 178 | 352 |
TUBERCULOSIS
During 1947, 90 new cases of pulmonary tuberculosis were notified comprising 54 males and 36 females.
Five non-pulmonary cases were notified comprising 1 male and 4 females.
There were 27 deaths from pulmonary tuberculosis and 2 from non-pulmonary tuberculosis. This
gives a total of 29 deaths from all forms of tuberculosis, 20 males and 9 females.
The death-rate for the disease was 0.41 per 1,000 of the population.
The following table shows the number of notifications and the number of deaths during the past 10 years:—
| Year | NeW Cases | Deaths | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonarv | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| 1938 | 47 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 1939 | 34 | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 2 | — |
| 1940 | 28 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| 1941 | 34 | 38 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
| 1942 | 40 | 39 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| 1943 | 4i | 39 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 |
| 1944 | 48 | 3° | 8 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 1945 | 49 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 1946 | 43 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
| 1947 | 54 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 2 | - |