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City of London 1904
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the City of London for the year 1904
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The percentage of cases removed to hospital and treated at home during the year was as under:—
| Removed to Hospital. | Treated at Home. | |
|---|---|---|
| Per cent. | Per cent. | |
| Scarlet Fever | 93.5 | 6.5 |
| Diphtheria | 88.9 | 11.1 |
| Enteric Fever | 81.8 | 18.2 |
| Erysipelas | 57.9 | 42.1 |
| Membranous Croup | 100.0 | — |
| Small-pox | 100.0 | — |
Excluding Erysipelas from the above, 90.1 per cent, went to hospital,
against 73.6, 79.1, 87.l, 85.9 and 99 in the five preceding years.
TABLE C. Return of infectious disease, exclusive of Chicken-pox and Phthisis, occurring in the City of London, with the percentage of such cases removed to hospital or treated at home during 1904, compared with the previous five years:—
| Year. | Number of cases reported. | Per cent, of cases reported. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Removed to Hospital. | Treated at Home. | ||
| 1899 | 235 | 60.5 | 39.5 |
| 1900 | 196 | 79.1 | 20.9 |
| 1901 | 214 | 82.2 | 17.8 |
| 1902 | 245 | 77.9 | 22.1 |
| 1908 | 117 | 91.5 | 8.5 |
| Average for previous five years. | 201.4 | 78.2 | 21.8 |
| 1904 | 100 | 84 | 16 |
The mortality per cent, of those attacked with Diphtheria, Scarlet Fever and Enteric Fever was
| Recovered. | Died. | Total. | Case mortality per cent. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | 35 | 1 | 36 | 2.77 |
| Scarlet Fever | 30 | 1 | 31 | 3.22 |
| Enteric Fever | 11 | — | 11 | - |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 19 | — | 19 | _ |
| Chicken-pox | 30 | — | 30 | — |
| Phthisis | 4 | 4 | 8 | — |
| Small-pox | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Membranous Croup | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Totals | 131 | 7 | 138 |