London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Bethnal Green 1905
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1905
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TABLE M.
| Nature of Disease. | No. of Certificates received. | Duplicate Certificates received. | Actual No. of cases reported. | Treated at Home. | Removed to the M.A.B. Hospitals | Treated at other Hospitals and Infirmaries. | Diagnosis incorrect. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | 4 | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 317 | 24 | 293 | 31 | 258 | 4 | 33 |
| Membranous Croup | 10 | — | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 826 | 30 | 796 | 60 | 732 | 4 | 11 |
| Typhus ,, | — | — | — | — | — | - | — |
| Enteric „ | 65 | 4 | 61 | 5 | 40 | 16 | 6 |
| Continued „ | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Relapsing ,, | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal ,, | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 4 | — |
| Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 236 | 33 | 203 | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 1,467 | 92 | 1,375 | 102 | 1,041 | 29 | 52 |
| Chicken Pox | 461 | 11 | 450 | 450 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 1,928 | 103 | 1,825 | 552 | 1,041 | 29 | 52 |