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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: § 2.— ISOLATION.The cases of Notifiable Infectious Diseases removed to hospital, and the Sub-Districts whence they were removed, are recorded in the following table:—

§ 2.— ISOLATION.

The cases of Notifiable Infectious Diseases removed to hospital, and the Sub-Districts whence they were removed, are recorded in the following table:—

Diseases.West.South.East.North.Total.
Small-pox668828
Scarlatina and Scarlet Fever117166160150593
Diphtheria1279614281446
Membranous Croup
Typhus Fever..........
Typhoid or Enteric Fever1120141459
Continued Fever..........
Relapsing Fever..........
Puerperal Fever....1..1
Cholera..........
Erysipelas11916642
Plague..........
Chicken-pox..........
Totals2722973412591169

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The number of cases of Notifiable Infectious Diseases removed to hospital in
each week of the year were as stated in the attached table.
Removal to and Discharge from the Infectious Diseases Hospitals
of the Metropolitan Asylums Board.
The process of removal and discharge is as follows:—
1.—Application is made to the Metropolitan Asylums Board by telegram,
telephone, or letter, or by personal application to any of the Board's
Ambulance Station.
2.—The patient is removed conditionally upon the nurse receiving a copy
of the medical certificate or note from the Medical Attendant.
3.—The Borough Council is informed of the removal by the Metropolitan
Asylums Board, and the form also states to which hospital the
patient has been removed.
4.—The patient is detained in hospital until recovery or death.
5.—Upon recovery the Metropolitan Asylums Board informs the Borough
Council of the probable date of discharge, giving one day's notice.
The Clerk to the Guardians is also informed of the transference,
discharge or death of patients in a weekly list sent from the Metropolitan
Asylums Board.