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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
Bromley 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley Borough]
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
Under the Infectious Diseases (Notification) Act, 180 cases
of the diseases to which this Act applies were reported
during- the year.
The following shows the number of cases reported during the last 5 years:—
| 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 58 | 52 | 39 | 31 | 80 |
| Diphtheria | 36 | 38 | 9 | 13 | 74 |
| Erysipelas | 21 | 29 | 21 | 24 | 20 |
| Enteric Fever | 8 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Small-pox | 10 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Of the 180 cases, 124 were removed to the Isolation Hospital,
the case of Small-pox was removed to the Cheam
Small-pox Hospital, and 55 were treated in their own homes.
The 180 cases occurred in 141 houses.
The following table shows the time of occurrence of the infectious cases:—
| Month. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 80 |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 74 |
| Enteric | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| Puerperal Fever | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 20 |
| Small Pox | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 7 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 180 |