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City of London 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE.*
In the following Tables will be found particulars of the cases of infectious disease notified under Sections 55 and 56 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, during 1905, and information as to the removal of patients to hospitals, &c.:—
| NATURE OF DISEASE. | Number of Certificates received. | Treated at Home. | Removed to the Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospitals. | Removed to the London Fever Hospital. | Treated at other Hospitals and Infirmaries. | Duplicate Certificates received. | Diagnosis incorrect. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | 16 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Membranous Croup | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 88 | 4 | 53 | 14 | 3 | 14 | — |
| Typhus „ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric „ | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| Continued „ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Relapsing „ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal „ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 28 | 19 | — | — | 4 | 5 | — |
| Totals | 137 | 25 | 61 | 16 | 11 | 20 | 4 |
| Chicken-pox | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Phthisis | 29 | 2 | — | — | 26 | 1 | — |
| Totals | 187 | 47 | 61 | 16 | 87 | 22 | 4 |
It will be seen from the above that during the year, excluding Chicken-pox
and Phthisis, 137 Certificates were received, including 20 "duplicates," and
4 in which the diagnosis was subsequently found to be incorrect.
The total number of cases of" dangerous infectious disease" was therefore 113.
The percentage of cases removed to hospital and treated at home during the year was as under:—
| Removed to Hospital. | Treated at Home. | |
|---|---|---|
| Per cent. | Per cent. | |
| Scarlet Fever | 94.6 | 5.4 |
| Diphtheria | 92.3 | 7.7 |
| Enteric Fever | 50.0 | 50.0 |
| Erysipelas | 17.4 | 82.6 |
| Membranous Croup | 100.0 | — |
Excluding Erysipelas from the above, 93.4 per cent. went to hospital,
against 79.1, 87.1, 85.9, 99 and 90.1 in the preceding five years.
* See page 40 re accommodation of patients incorrectly diagnosed.