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 St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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From the preceding Tables the Case fatality of cach of the diseases appears as follows:—
Cases. | Deaths. | Fatality per cent. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Small-pox | .. | 7 | ||
Scarlatina | .. | 650 | 10 | 1.5 |
Diphtheria | .. | } 585 | 71 | 12.1 |
Membranous Croup | .. | |||
Typhus Fever | .. | .. | ||
Typhoid or Enteric Fever | .. | 356 | 63 | 17.5 |
Continued Fever | .. | 1 | .. | .. |
Relapsing Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Puerperal Fever | .. | 9 | 3 | 33.3 |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Erysipelas | .. | 227 | 8 | 3.5 |
Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Totals | .. | 1,835 | 155 | 8.9 |
Bacillus found. | Doubtful. | Bacillus not found. | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Diphtheria (Secretion) | 45 | 2 | 66 | 113 |
Reaction obtained. | Doubtful. | Reaction not obtained. | Total. | |
Typhoid (Blood) . . | 42 | 0 | 43 | 85 |