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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The notifications of and deaths from the notifiable infectious diseases are classified in the following table according to Registration Sub-Districts : —
INFECTIOUS DISEASES. | Notifications, | Deaths. | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
West. | South. | East. | North. | No Address. | Whole Borough | West. | South. | East. | North. | No Address. | Whole Borough | |
i. Variola or Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2. Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever | '59 | 100 | 114 | 195 | — | 563 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | _ | 6 |
3. Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 134 | 94 | 87 | 125 | — | 440 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | — | 19 |
4. Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5. Enteric or Typhoid Fever | 15 | 6 | 4 | 16 | — | 41 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 6 |
6. Fever, Simple and Continued | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7. Relapsing Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
8. Puerperal Fever | 4 | — | 2 | 5 | — | 11 | 1 | — | — | 1 | - | 2 |
9. Erysipelas | 53 | 40 | 52 | 60 | — | 210 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 10 |
10. Cholera | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
11. Plague | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — |
12.Anthrax | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — |
13. Glanders | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | - | — | — |
14. Hydrophobia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
15. Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
16. Polio-Myelitis | •• | 4 | 2 | — | 9 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
17, Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | — | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total under Public Health (London) Act, 1891, Section 55 | 376 | 249 | 271 | 412 | — | 1308 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 16 | - | 45 |
Tuberculosis—Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations 1912, Primary notifications on Forms "A" "B" "C " and " D " | 261 | 228 | 215 | 182 | 42 | 928 | 87 | 92 | 69 | 65 | 12 | 325 |
Other forms | 59 | 5° | 58 | 55 | 8 | 230 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 13 | — | 67 |