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THE ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
The principal Zymotic Diseases are seven in number, namely:—
Smallpox, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Fever (including typhus,
typhoid or enteric, and simple or continued) Diarrhoea, Measles,
and Whooping Cough. The notification clauses of the Public Health
London Act, 1891, (Sections 55-57) deal with smallpox, cholera,
diphtheria and membranous croup, erysipelas, scarlet fever,
typhus, typhoid, relapsing, continued, and puerperal fevers.
During 1900 there were 397 notifications as against 692 in 1899.
The returns according to the Metropolitan Asylums Board Reports
are as follows :—0
First
Quarter
Second
Quarter
Third
Quarter
Fourth
Quarter
Totals
for 1900.
Small Pox .. .. .. .. ..
Scarlet Fever 18 39 35 46 138
Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) 38 31 30 22 121
Fevers—
Enteric 11 10 8 31 60
Typhus .. .. .. .. ..
Continued .. .. 1 .. 1
Erysipelas 20 17 19 20 76
Puerperal Fever .. .. .. 1 1
Totals 87 97 93 120 397
* The difference between these Returns and those of the Vestry in Table iii.
at end of the Report is due to duplication.