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Strand (Westminster) 1896
Annual report on the statistics and sanitary condition relating to Strand District, London for the year 1896
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THE STRAND DISTRICT, LONDON.
Notifiable Infectious Diseases.
The number of cases notified in the Strand District in 1896,
was 187. The amount paid for certificates during the year was
£16. 19s 6d., which is refunded to this Board by the Metropolitan
Asylums Board.
Cases notified per 1,000 total population in the 53 weeks of 1896.
| Disease. | London. | Strand. | St. Anne Sub-District. | Strand Sub-District. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | 0.06 | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 5.69 | 5.25 | 5.31 | 5.19 |
| Diphtheria & Membranous Croup | 3.14 | 1.45 | 1.79 | 1.12 |
| Typhus Fever | 0.001 | — | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | 0.71 | 0.38 | 0.24 | 0.47 |
| Continued „ | 0.02 | — | — | — |
| Relapsing „ | 0.00 | — | — | — |
| Puerperal ,, | 0.06 | 0.04 | — | 0.08 |
| Cholera | 0.003 | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 1.45 | 0.44 | 0.67 | 0.32 |
| Total | 11.08 | 7.55 | 7.92 | 7.19 |
The notifications received were at the rate of 7.8 per 1,000
of the resident population, against 7.9, 7.3, 11.3 and 4.5 in the four
preceding years respectively. 67.37 per cent. of the Strand
cases were removed to hospitals, as shown in detail in Table
XIV. (Form B.) p. 57.
74.6 per cent. of the scarlet fever,
58.3 „ „ diphtheria,
66.6 „ „ enteric fever,
and 9.9 „ „ erysipelas cases,
were treated in hospital.
TABLE XI.
Infectious Cases Notified in London.
| Year. | Small Pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria and Croup. | Enteric Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Other Continued Fevers. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas | Cholera. | Relapsing Fever. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 60 | 15,330 | 5,420 | 2,877 | 35 | 237 | 206 | 4,598 | 25 | 7 | 29,795 |
| 1891 | 114 | 11,398 | 6,412 | 3,372 | 27 | 152 | 221 | 4,764 | 23 | 39 | 26,552 |
| 1892 | 423 | 27,096 | 8,356 | 2,465 | 20 | 147 | 347 | 6,934 | 54 | 7 | 45,849 |
| 1893 | 2,813 | 36,901 | 13,694 | 3,663 | 22 | 205 | 397 | 9,700 | 86 | 4 | 67,485 |
| 1894 | 1,192 | 18,440 | 11,190 | 3,360 | 21 | 162 | 253 | 6,080 | 21 | 2 | 40,925 |
| 1895 | 978 | 19,757 | 11,223 | 3,506 | 14 | 105 | 236 | 5,660 | 29 | 3 | 41,511 |
| 1896 | 304 | 25,676 | 13,941 | 3,200 | 6 | 103 | 279 | 6,438 | 13 | 3 | 49,963 |