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As usual the prevalence of all these diseases was less in West
London than in the Metropolis as a whole. Chelsea had the lowest
enteric fever case-rate, but the rates in all the boroughs are exceptionally
low for this disease in 1905. Chelsea's scarlet fever case-rate is below
that of Fulham, but is equal to that of Hammersmith, and considerably
above those of Kensington, Paddington, and Westminster. Chelsea's
diphtheria case-rate is very nearly as good as those of Paddington,
Kensington, and Westminster, and is very much below those of
Hammersmith and Fulham. Last year Fulham, after for many years in
succession holding the worst position amongst the Western boroughs for
diphtheria, was slightly better than Hammersmith in this respect, but
its scarlet fever prevalence was unusually high.
Removals to Hospitals.—Table XVIII. exhibits the removals of
patients suffering from scarlet fever, diphtheria, and enteric fever, to
the M.A.B. and other hospitals, in each of the 16 years, 1890-1905,
expressed as percentages of the total number of cases of each disease
notified.

There was no delay in effecting the removal of any Chelsea cases
to the M.A.B. hospitals.
Voluntary Notification of Phthisis.—During 1905, 24 cases of
pulmonary tuberculosis were notified by medical practitioners, as
against 16 in 1904. Fifteen of these cases were notified by one
medical practitioner, 5 by another, 2 by another, and one each by two
other practitioners. The Master of the Chelsea Workhouse has
continued to supply information as to cases of phthisis leaving the
Workhouse and Infirmary for their homes in the borough—to a