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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
St Pancras 1897
Annual report from the chairman of the health committee on the business of the department
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ISOLATION.
The cases of Notifiable Infectious Diseases removed to hospital, and the Sub-Districts whence they were removed, are recorded in the following table:—
| Diseases. | Regent's Park- | Tottenham Court. | Gray's Inn Lane, | Somers Town. | Camden Town. | Kentish Town. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | – | – | – | – | 2 | ||
| Scarlatina and Scarlet Fever | 85 | 75 | 116 | 114 | 49 | 223 | 662 |
| Diphtheria Membranous Croup | 28 | 23 | 56 | 81 | 14 | 137 | 339 |
| Typhus Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Typhoid or Enteric Fever | 6 | 23 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 33 | 101 |
| Continued Fever | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 5 |
| Relapsing Fever | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 |
| Cholera | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 8 | 3 | 8 | 9 | – | 9 | 37 |
| Totals | 128 | 124 | 191 | 222 | 76 | 410 | 1151 |
The number of cases of notifiable infectious diseases removed to hospital in each
week of the year, were as stated in the attached table.