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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 1900
Report on the proceedings of the Public Health (Sanitary) Department of the Corporation of London during the year 1900
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RETURN of infectious disease occurring in the City of London, with the percentage of such oases removed to hospital or treated at home during 1900, compared with the average for the previous five years
| Year. | Number of cases reported. | Per cent, of cases reported. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Removed to Hospital. | Treated at Home. | ||
| 1895 | 255 | 77.3 | 22.7 |
| 1896 | 312 | 72.1 | 27.9 |
| 1897 | 203 | 68.9 | 36.1 |
| 1898 | 158 | 79.1 | 20.9 |
| 1899 | 285 | 60.5 | 39.5 |
| Average for previous five years. | 234 | 70.6 | 29.4 |
| 1900 | 196 | 79.1 | 20.9 |
The total cases reported during the past year
(196) were 39 fewer than in 1899, and 15 below
the corrected decennial mean (211). In comparison
with the preceding year, there were
reductions in the numbers of cases of enteric and