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Scarlet Fever was more than usually prevalent in London throughout the second half of the
year; and consequent on the rise in admissions, as well as in view of the situation as regards patients'
accommodation, the Hospitals Committee of the Asylums Board gave instructions, in July, for
the Upper Hospital at Gore Farm to be opened for convalescing cases. The ordinary accommodation
at their disposal was less than the normal, the South-Eastern hospital (488 beds) being
in course of reconstruction and the new Southern Convalescent Hospital (800 beds) not being ready
for occupation, although the contract time had expired.
The notifications were 19,467, compared with 18,258, 12,536, and 13,439, in the preceding
three years. The mortality-rate was 2.8 per cent, on cases notified, compared with 3.1, 2.9, and 2.7
in the preceding three years.
The admissions to hospital were 17,230, compared with 14,883, 10,580, and 11,401, in the
preceding three years, or about 88.5 per cent, on cases notified,
At the close of the year there were 3,446 cases remaining in hospital, compared with 2,327,
1,632, and 2,386, at the corresponding period in the preceding three years.
The subjoined table shows the degree of prevalence of scarlet fever in the Borough, and in
London, as a whole, as indicated by the number of notifications, and of deaths, in thirteen successive
four-weekly periods, as set out in my reports:—

For the sake of comparison, I subjoin the corresponding table for 1904, taken from the
report for that year.

Note. Correction has not been made in the two tables for errors in diagnosis, either with respect to notifications,
or admissions to hospital. The notifications are collated from the weekly returns of the Asylums Board ; the admissions
to, and numbers in, the hospitals, and the deaths in London, from the weekly returns of the Registrar-General.