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Excluding the cases of Erysipelas, for which no provision is
made in the Hospitals of the Metropolitan Asylums Board,
all but two of the cases were treated at these Hospitals, or at
Guy's. This fact, and the little difficulty that is now experienced
in getting patients removed to isolation hospitals,
speak highly of the tact and energy of your Sanitary Inspector,
and of the excellent management of the Metropolitan Asylums
Board, and of the increasing appreciation of these Hospitals
by all classes.
Most of the cases of infectious disease belonging to outlying
Districts that are first taken to Guy's Hospital, and afterwards
removed to the Fever Hospitals, or treated at Guy's
Hospital, are now notified to the Medical Officer of Health of
the districts in which the patients reside.
Only three of the cases of Scarlet Fever notified from
Guy's Hospital belonged to other districts. Seven of the
cases of Diphtheria, and two of the cases of Typhoid, were
among the nursing staff of Guy's Hospital; also one case of
Diphtheria and two of Typhoid, were nurses of Guy's Nursing
Institution, and the diseases were contracted in their duties
out of the District.
The great value of compulsory notification, prompt removal
to isolation hospitals, cleansing of infected rooms, and
the efficient disinfection of bedding and other infected articles,
has been very markedly shewn this year. Last year, there
were as many as 219 notifications and, as just mentioned, this
year there were only 83, a reduction of more than 62 per cent.
This District this year has had rather less than two-thirds the
amount of notifiable disease than the rest of London for an
equivalent population.