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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
Shoreditch 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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for each of the four quarters of the year and the numbers and percentages of the case; removed to hospital:—
| Disease. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | Total. | Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Scarlet Fever or Scarlatina | 53 | 66 | 121 | 151 | 391 | 6 |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 83 | 73 | 84 | 125 | 365 | 13 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever (Typhoid) | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | 4 | 1 |
| Continued Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ... |
| Erysipelas | 14 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 60 | 3 |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 |
| Glanders | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Anthrax | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Hydrophobia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Anterior Polio-myelitis | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 24 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 78 | ... |
| Acute Primary Pneumonia | 50 | 57 | 48 | 64 | 219 | 37 |
| Acute Influenzal Pneumonia | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 2 |
| Malaria | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... |
| Dysentery | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Trench Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 237 | 240 | 297 | 386 | 1,160 | 64 |
| Numbers and percentages of cases removed to hospitals. | 204 | 192 | 266 | 319 | 981 | ... |
| 86.1% | 80.0% | 89.6% | 82.6% | 84.6% | ... |
As compared with the figures for 1922, there is a decrease in the number of cases
of diphtheria, an increase in the number of cases of scarlet fever, and a marked decrease
in the amount of pneumonia.
ISOLATION OF INFECTIOUS CASES.
The hospitals of the Metropolitan Asylums Board receive cases of scarlet fever,
smallpox, diphtheria, including membranous croup, enteric, typhus, and continued
fevers, relapsing fever, together with certain cases of measles, whooping cough,
puerperal fever, trench fever, malaria and dysentery.
The cases of smallpox, diphtheria, scarlet fever, enteric fever, puerperal fever
and cerebro-spinal fever certified numbered 770 (Table II, Appendix), and the number