London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
City of London 1898
Report on the sanitary condition of the City of London for the year 1898
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It. will be seen from the above that during
the year 194 certificates were received, including
32 "duplicates," and 4 that proved subsequently
to have been sent owing to errors in the
diagnosis of the disorder.
A reference to Table B, prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Local Government Board, shows that of the 158 cases of notifiable infectious disease reported, no less than 79.1 per cent. were removed to hospital for treatment, the remaining 20.9 per cent. being nursed at their own homes.
Exclusive of erysipelas, 82.7 were treated in
hospital, against 78.5, 83.9, 77.5, and 73.6 in
the four preceding years. These figures compare
very favourably with those for the metropolis.