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St Pancras 1901

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]

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Table: •From the preceding 'Fables the Case fatality of each of the diseas appears as follows :—ss in 1901

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From the preceding 'Fables the Case fatality of each of the diseas appears as follows :—

ss in 1901

Cases.Deaths.Fatality % per cent.
Small-pox2384117.2
Scarlatina971333.4
Diphtheria, Membranous Croup90410912.0
Typhus Fever• •• •• •
Typhoid or Enteric Fever1813117.1
Continued Fever• •• •• •
Relapsing Fever• •• •• •
Puerperal Fever13538-5
Cholera . . . . . . #.• • •• •• •
Erysipelas243104-1
Plague....• •
Chicken-pox . . . . ..181• •• •
27312298-4

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Seasonable Variation.—The annexed Tables of the number of cases of infectious
diseases notified, and of the number fatal, during each week in the past
year, show the seasonal variation in prevalence and virulence of those
diseases.

Table: Diagnostic Tests.—The number of specimens of secretion and blood submitted during the year in suspected cases of Diphtheria and Typhoid or Enteric Fever, and the results of Examination were as follows :—

Diagnostic Tests.—The number of specimens of secretion and blood submitted during the year in suspected cases of Diphtheria and Typhoid or Enteric Fever, and the results of Examination were as follows :—

Bacillus found.Doubtful.Bacillus not found.Total.
Diphtheria (Secretion)993144246
Reaction obtained.Doubtful.Reaction not obtained.Total.
Typhoid (Blood)47• •4592