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City of London 1896
Report on the sanitary condition of the City of London for the year 1896
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NOTIFICATIONS.
364 Notifications of infectious diseases
including 52 duplicates were received.
It will be seen by reference to Table B, that
of 312 persons attacked during 1896, 225 or
72.1 per cent. were removed to Hospital.
Eight cases only of Erysipelas out of 32, were
so treated, but of Small-pox, Scarlet Fever,
Diphtheria, Typhoid, and Continued Fever,
77.5 per cent. were taken to an isolation
hospital. The figures do not compare favourably
with 1895, when no less than 83.9
infectious cases were removed. This diminution
was owing to the overcrowding of the
Hospitals of the Metropolitan Asylums Board,
who were unable to provide the requisite accommodation.
Of Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria, no less than
82 4 and 73.8 per cent. respectively were
removed.
Following these notifications, 287 premises
were disinfected. The difference between the