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Twickenham 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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Thirteen deaths occurred in St. John's Hospital; and
one in the Infectious Diseases Hospital.
The following table summarises the mortality from the principal Zymotic diseases occurring during the last 10 years.
| 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Measles | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 0 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 |
| Enteric Fever | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 12 | 14 | 27 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 20 |
Measles.
I am pleased to observe that I have had no occasion to close
any of the schools during the year under review.
Small Pox.
The question of combining with other Local Sanitary
Authorities in the County for the provision of Hospitals for the
accommodation of Small Pox patients has been under the further
consideration of the Council, but they were of opinion that under
existing circumstances it was inexpedient to become one of the
constituent Authorities.
Notifiable Diseases.
Subjoined is a table of the scheduled notifiable diseases,