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 Shoreditch]
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ERYSIPELAS.
The cases certified as erysipelas numbered 133, as compared with 144 in 1906,
138 in 1905, 183 in 1904, 147 in 1903, and 172 in 1902. They were, therefore,
fewer in number than usual. The deaths numbered 6, as compared with 2 in 1906,
3 in 1905, 5 in 1904, 7 in 1903, 8 in 1902, 6 in 1901, 10 in 1900, 16 in 1899,
11 in 1898, 5 in 1897, 3 in 1896, 5 in 1895, 5 in 1894, and 15 in 1893. The deaths
—although more numerous than for the last three years—were below the average
for the last 15 years.
The cases and deaths amongst males and females in the Borough and its eight wards were distributed as set out below:—
Ward. | ERYSIPELAS. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cases Certified. | Fatal Cases. | |||||
Male. | Female. | Total. | Male. | Female. | Total. | |
Moorfields | 5 | 7 | 12 | .. | .. | .. |
Church | 0 | 11 | 16 | .. | .. | .. |
Hoxton | 2 | 5 | 7 | .. | .. | .. |
Wenlock | 9 | 12 | 21 | .. | 2 | 2 |
Whitmore | 10 | 15 | 25 | .. | 1 | 1 |
Kingsland | 7 | 7 | 14 | I | . . | I |
Haggerston | 9 | 11 | 20 | 1 | .. | 1 |
Acton | 3 | 15 | 18 | .. | 1 | 1 |
Total for Borough | 50 | 83 | 133 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
The death-rate was 0.05 per 1,000 inhabitants, as compared with 0.01 in 1906,
0.02 in 1905, 0.04 in 1904, 0.06 in 1903, 0.06 in 1902, 0.05 in 1901, and 0.08 in
1900. The deaths were at the rate of 4.5 per cent. of the cases certified, as compared
with 1.3 per cent. in 1906, 2.1 in 1905, 2.6 in 1904, 4.7 in 1903, 4.6 in 1902,
4.2 in 1901, and 5.8 in 1900.
Pyemia and Septicemia (blood-poisoning) were given as the cause of death in 13
instances, 5 of males and 8 of females. Infective endocarditis caused the deaths
of 5 males and 4 females. There were three deaths attributed toi other septic
diseases allied to the foregoing.
PUERPERAL FEVER.
Three cases were certified, one of which proved fatal. The attacks per 1,000
births were at the rate of 0.8, as compared with 1.5 in 1906, 2.2 in 1905, 1.3 in
1904, 1.7 in 1903, 2.2 in 1902, 1.7 in 1901, and 2.5 in 1900. The death-rate from
puerperal fever calculated per 1,000 births was 0.2, as compared with 0.8 in 1906,
1.0 in 1905, 0.5 in 1904, 0.2 in 1903, 0.7 in 1902, and 0.5 in 1901.