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Table C shows that of the 117 cases of notifiable infectious disease
occurring, exclusive of Chicken-pox and Phthisis, 91.5 per cent. were removed
to hospital for treatment, the remaining 8.5 per cent. being nursed at their
own homes.
Removed to Hospital. Treated at Home.
Per cent. Per cent.
Scarlet Fever 97.2 2.8
Diphtheria 100.0 -
Enteric Fever 100.0 -
Erysipelas 22.3 77.7
Excluding Erysipelas from the above, 99 per cent. went to hospital,
against 7 7.5, 73.6, 79.1, 87.1 and 85.9 in the five preceding years.
TABLE C.
Return of infectious disease, exclusive of Chicken-pox, occurring in the
City of London, with the percentage of such cases removed to hospital
or treated at home during 1903, compared with the average for the
previous five years:—
Year.
Number of
cases reported.
Per cent. of
cases reported.
Removed to
Hospital.
Treated at
Home.
1898
158
79.1
20.9
1899
235
60.5
39.5
1900
196
79.1
20.9
1901
214
82.2
17.8
1902
245
77.9
22.1
Average for previous
five years.
209
75.7
24.2
1903
117
91.5
8.5
The mortality per cent. of those attacked with Diphtheria, Scarlet Fever
and Enteric Fever was 9.1, 1.4 and 18.2 respectively. All these were treated
at hospital with the exception of two cases of Scarlet Fever, both of whom
recovered.
Recovered. Died. Total. Case mortality per cent.
Diphtheria. 22 2 24 9.1
Scarlet Fever 69 1 70 1.4
Enteric Fever 11 2 18 18.2
Puerperal Fever 1 - 1 -
Erysipelas 9 - 9-
Chicken-pox 57 - 57-
Phthisis 4? - 4 -
173 5 178