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St Giles (Camden) 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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They are duly scheduled under their several diseases in the following tables.
| Small-pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Enteric Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases notified | - | 65 | 39 | - | 23 | 1 | 72 | 200 |
| Duplicates | — | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | — | 13 | 29 |
| Total Certificates | — | 69 | 46 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 85 | 229 |
Infectious Diseases.—Removals to Hospitals.
The Statistical Committee of the Metropolitan Asylums
Board reports that 20,849 patients were admitted at their
Fever and Small-pox hospitals from the several London
parishes during 1898, against 22,964 received in the
previous year, when a greater number of patients were
treated than in any previous year, but the death-rate was
the lowest on record.
The number of patients suffering from infectious diseases removed from this District to the several institutions of the Asylums Board and the general public hospitals is shown in the following table:—
| Diseases. | Asylums Board Hospitals. | General Hospitals. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small-Pox | - | - | |
| Scarlet Fever | 42 | 3 | 45 |
| Diphtheria | 15 | 12 | 27 |
| Enteric Fever | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| *65 | 21 | 86 |
* The Report of the Statistical Committee of the Metropolitan Asylums
Board gives 65 removals to their Hospitals, viz., Scarlet Fever, 39; Diphtheria, 8
Enteric Fever, 7; and other diseases, 11. The difference between the numbers,
points to errors in diagnosis.