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THE INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
The principal Infectious Diseases are seven in number,namely:—
Smallpox, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria, Fever (including typhus,
typhoid or enteric, and simple or continued), Diarrhœa, 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 1902 there were 1,026 notifications. The returns
according to the Metropolitan Asylums Board Reports are as
follows:— *
First Second Third Fourth Total
Qtr. Qtr. Qtr. Qtr.for 1902
Smallpox 122 23 39 2 186
Scarlet Fever 85 96 122 78 381
Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) 60 49 60 47 216
Fevers-
Enteric 10 12 31 24 77
Typhus — — — — —
Continued 1 2 1 1 5
Erysipelas 27 31 42 55 155
Puerperal Fever 2 2 — 2 6
Totals 307 215 295 209 1026
Chicken Pox (Temporary Notification) 152 234 105 199 690