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St Pancras 1903

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

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Table: From the preceding Tables the Case.fatality of each of the diseases in 1903 appears as follows: —

From the preceding Tables the Case.fatality of each of the diseases in 1903 appears as follows: —

Cases.Attack rate per 1000 Population.Deaths.Fatah ty per cent.
Small.pox280.1. .. .
Scarlatina6472.7233.6
Diphtheria, Membranous Croup49521397.9
Typhus Fever. .. .. .. .
Typhoid or Enteric Fever Continued Fever830.4131.6
Relapsing Fever. .. .. .. .
Puerperal Fever50.02120.0
Dholera. .. .. .. .
Erysipelas2220.9115.0
Plague . .. .. ., .. .
Hhicken.pox160.07. .. .
14966.3875.8

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Seasonal 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.
DIAGNOSIS.

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

Bacteriological Tests.—The number of specimens of secretion and blood submitted to bacteriological tests 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.
'TVrjS.vV Diphtheria (Secretion)1226579
Reaction obtained.Doubtful.Reaction not obtained.Total.
Typhoid (Blood)72532
Bacillus found.Doubtful.Bacillus not found.Total.
Tuberculosis (Sputum)• •