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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
City of London 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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STATISTICS OF NOTIFICATIONS AND REMOVALS TO HOSPITAL
| NAME OF DISEASE | Number of Notifications received | Treated at Home | Removed to the LCC Special Hospitals | Removed to the London Fever Hospital | Treated at other Hospitals and Institutions | Duplicate Certificates received | Diagnosis subsequently found to be incorrect | Net number of Cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria | 22 | ... | 13 | 4 | ... | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| Scarlet Fever | 42 | 4 | 32 | 4 | ... | 2 | 2 | 38 |
| Enteric Fever (including Para-typhoid) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 9 | 2 | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | l | ... | ... | 1 |
| Acute Polio-myelitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | l | ... | ... | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Malaria contracted abroad | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Acute Primary Pneumonia | 2 | ... | l | ... | l | ... | ... | 2 |
| Acute Influenzal Pneumonia | 1 | ... | ... | ... | l | ... | ... | 1 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Food poisoning or suspected food poisoning | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Amoebic Dysentery | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-pox | 52 | 50 | l | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 52 |
| Totals | 130 | 56 | 40 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 116 |
| Measles | 58 | 37 | 18 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 58 |
| Totals | 188 | 93 | 58 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 174 |
The following is a return of infectious diseases which have occurred in the City of
London, exclusive of Tuberculosis, Measles, Pneumonia, Chicken-pox and Food
Poisoning, with the percentages of such cases removed to hospitals for treatment or nursed
at home during 1934 compared with the figures for the previous five years:—
In no case was it necessary to apply for an order for compulsory removal to hospital
| Year | Number of actual cases | Per cent. of actual cases reported | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Removed to Hospital | Treated at home | ||
| 1929 | 60 | 90 0 | 10.0 |
| 1930 | 58 | 93.1 | 6.9 |
| 1931 | 38 | 94.7 | 5.3 |
| 1932 | 57 | 91.2 | 8.8 |
| 1933 | 56 | 87.5 | 12.3 |
| Average for the five years | 53.8 | 91.3 | 8.7 |
| 1934 | 61 | 90.2 | 9.8 |
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