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St Giles (Camden) 1897

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]

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Infectious Diseases.—Notifications.
Excluding London, where it is compulsory, notification
is adopted in 654 out of a total of 671 Rural Districts, and
in 904 out of 1088 Urban Districts.

Table: In St. Giles District daring the past year 433 Certificates, including 41 duplicates, were received from Medical Practitioners under the 55th Section of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891.

In St. Giles District daring the past year 433 Certificates, including 41 duplicates, were received from Medical Practitioners under the 55th Section of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891.

Small-pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Total.Average for the 3 yrs., 1894-5.6.
Cases notified*420754231294†394327
Duplicates—97—6—173925
Total Certificates4216612372111433351

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* One case notified in error.
†In weekly list of new cases issued by the Metropolitan Asylums Board, the
gross total of 397 includes 4 duplicates, viz., 2 scarlet and 2 enteric, and excludes
1 small pox, vide *. This accounts for the discrepancy between the two returns.
The Annual Report of the Ambulance Committee of the
Metropolitan Asylums Board points out that both scarlet
fever and diphtheria were less prevalent during the year
1897 than in 1896.
Of scarlet fever (all London) 22,850 cases were notified,
as compared with 25,647 in 1896; and of diphtheria, 12,803
cases, as against 13,362 in the previous year.
Infectious Diseases.—Removals to Hospitals.
The following table shows the number of patients
suffering from infectious diseases received into the