Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Special Hospitals—
Table III
Disease or condition on admission finally diagnosed. | Disease certified on admission. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cerebrospinal fever. | Chicken pox. | Continued fever. | Diphtheria. | Dysentery. | Encephalitis lethargica. | Enteric. | Typhoid. | Paratyphoid. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Mumps. | Poliomyelitis and polioencephalitis. | Puerperal fever. | Puerperal pyrexia. | Rubella. | Scarlet fever. | Typhus. | Whooping-cough. | Zymotic enteritis. | Other. | Total. | |||
Cases. | Deaths. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Infectious diseases : | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cerebro-spinal fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | ||
Chickenpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | - | 1 | - | - | 31 | 1 | |
Continued fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | - | - | — | — | - | — | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 45 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 61 | 3 | |
Diphtheria (bacteriological) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 4 | - | - | 8 | — | ||
Dysentery | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | — | |
Encephalitis lethargica | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
Enteric fevers— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Typhoid | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | — | ||
Paratyphoid A | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
„ B | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | |
„ C | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | |
Measles | 1 | 1 | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 33 | 229 | — | 19 | — | 1 | 333 | 13 | |
Mumps | — | — | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | 14 | — | ||
Poliomyelitis | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | |
Polioencephalitis | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | |
Puerperal fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Puerperal pyrexia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | |
Rubella | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 504 | — | — | — | — | — | 259 | — | — | — | — | 763 | — | |
Scarlet fever | — | 3 | — | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | — | — | — | 1 | 27 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 237 | 5 | |
Typhus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Whooping-cough | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 5 | |
Zymotic enteritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Other infectious diseases | 2 | — | 1 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | - | 18 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 43 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 103 | 2 | |
Other diseases : | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nervous | 5 | — | — | 16 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 21 | - | 1 | — | 1 | 74 | 5 | |
Circulatory | — | 2 | — | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 1 | |
Respiratory | 1 | 1 | — | 270 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 142 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 82 | — | 81 | — | 1 | 579 | 27 | |
Digestive | 1 | 2 | — | 1,356 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | 40 | 3 | - | 1 | 2 | 5 | 429 | — | 5 | — | 2 | 1,866 | 15 | |
Genitourinary | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | - | — | 4 | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 18 | 1 | |
Skin, bones, muscles | — | 64 | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 228 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 366 | - | 7 | - | 1 | 698 | 5 | |
Other (including no disease) | 6 | 19 | - | 64 | 2 | - | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | 80 | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 92 | - | 22 | 1 | - | 303 | 11 | |
Total | Cases | 17 | 92 | 3 | 1,938 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 6 | — | 1,159 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 91 | 1,621 | — | 149 | 1 | 9 | 5,168 | — |
Deaths | 6 | 1 | — | 28 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 21 | - | 9 | — | 1 | - | 99 | |
*Including cases admitted direct to convalescent hospitals. |