Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Islington, Metropolitan Borough of]
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Notified Cases Treated. | Percentages of Notified Cases Treated. | Deaths Occurring. | Percentages of Deaths Occurring. | ||||||||
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In Hospital. | At Home. | Total. | In Hospital. | At Home. | In Hospital. | At Home. | Total. | In Hospital. | At Home. | Total. | |
Small Pox | |||||||||||
Scarlet Fever | 766 | 38 | 804 | 95.3 | 4.7 | 19 | 20 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 | |
Diphtheria | 526 | 67 | 593 | 88.7 | 11.8 | 45 | 8 | 53 | 8.5 | 11.9 | 8.9 |
Enteric (Typhoid Fever) | 56 | 17 | 73 | 76.7 | 23.3 | 11 | 12 | 19.6 | 5.9 | 17.2 | |
Typhus Fever.. | |||||||||||
Erysipelas | 62 | 213 | 275 | 22.6 | 77.4 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 12.9 | 1.9 | 4.3 |
Puerperal Fever | 6 | 8 | 14 | 42.8 | 57.2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 66.6 | 37.5 | 50.0 |
Continued Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
Relapsing Fever | .. | .. | .. | ||||||||
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ||||||
Total.. | 1,416 | 343 | 1.759 | 80.5 | 19.5 | 87 | 17 | 104 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 5.9 |