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Notification of Phthisis.
Voluntary notification of phthisis by medical practitioners
was begun in Fulham on April 21st, the Council paying the
same fees as are paid in respect of cases of infectious diseases
notified under the Public Health (London) Act, 1901, viz.:—
Two shillings and six pence for each case occurring in
private practice; and
One shilling for each case in public practice.
During the year, 137 cases were notified, 62 occurring in
private and 75 in public practice.
In 70 cases the rooms, bedding, &c., were disinfected by the
Council after the removal or death of the patient.
Cancer.
Malignant diseases caused 108 deaths, being 9 in excess of
the average of the preceding 9 years, allowing for the increase
of the population.
Diseases of the Respiratory System.
From these diseases, excluding phthisis, there were 560 deaths,
or 22.5 per cent. of the deaths from all causes, being 20 above
the average of the last nine years, allowing for the increase of
the population.
Alcoholism and Cirrhosis of the Liver.
Thirty-nine deaths were attributed to alcoholism or cirrhosis
of the liver, and in 12 cases the disease to which death was
attributed was stated to have been accelerated by alcohol,
though these probably represent but a small proportion of the
actual number.
Venereal Diseases.
Twenty-three deaths were registered from venereal diseases,
18 of which were due to congenital syphilis, but a considerable
proportion of other fatal diseases, more particularly those of
the nervous system, are due to syphilis.