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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
Chelsea 1910
Annual report for 1910 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Table XVII.
| No. | Sex. | Age. | Stay in Hospital. | Result of Examinations. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Male | 11 years | 54 days | Negative |
| 2 | Male | 11 years | 68 days | Negative |
| 3 | Female | 46 years | 106 days | Negative |
| 4 | Female | 9 years | 99 days | Negative |
| 5 | Male | 20 years | 55 days | Negative |
Cases Nos. 2, 3, and 4 were a mother and her two children.
In respect of the other cases of enteric fever notified during the
year, no specimens were taken for one or other of the following reasons:—
(1) On discharge from M.A.B. hospital the patient did not return to
Chelsea; (2) Case ended fatally in hospital; (3) Case not treated in
M.A.B. hospital.
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 21 years, 1890—1910, expressed
as percentages of the total number of cases of each disease notified.
Table XVIII.—Cases removed to Hospital per cent. of Total.
| Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 38 | 20 | 29 |
| 1891 | 40 | 15 | 22 |
| 1892 | 48 | 27 | 32 |
| 1893 | 50 | 41 | 38 |
| 1894 | 71 | 58 | 63 |
| 1895 | 55 | 62 | 51 |
| 1896 | 61 | 56 | 56 |
| 1897 | 76 | 67 | 54 |
| 1898 | 74 | 74 | 54 |
| 1899 | 77 | 76 | 69 |
| 1900 | 81 | 80 | 71 |
| 1901 | 78 | 63 | 72 |
| 1902 | 90 | 83 | 67 |
| 1903 | 91 | 88 | 62 |
| 1904 | 86 | 80 | 77 |
| 1905 | 92 | 87 | 94 |
| 1906 | 90 | 88 | 65 |
| 1907 | 91 | 91 | 81 |
| 1908 | 95 | 91 | 71 |
| 1909 | 94 | 89 | 87 |
| 1910 | 96 | 88 | 75 |
Case Mortality.—The following Table shows the case mortality, or
percentage of deaths to notifications of scarlet fever, diphtheria (including
membranous croup), and enteric fever, in Chelsea and in London, in each
of the 21 years, 1890—1910:—