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City of London 1920
Report of the Medical Officer of Health of the City of London for the year 1920
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OASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1920.
{The following table is prepared in accordance with the requirements of the
Ministry of Health.)
CITY OF LONDON.
| Number of Cases Notified. | Total Cases removed to Hospital. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | ||||||||
| Under 1. | 1 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 years and upwards. | |||
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Plague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | 30 | — | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | — | — | 30 |
| Erysipelas | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 37 | — | 4 | 22 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 37 |
| Typhus „ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric „ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Relapsing „ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Continued „ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal ,, | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Polio-myelitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 29 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 24 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rubella | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Malaria(contracted abroad) | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | — | 4 |
| Totals | 114 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 17 | 34 | 18 | 1 | 96 |
* Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospitals, London Fever Hospital, City of London Infirmary, St. Bartholomew's
Hospital, City Police Hospital, &c.