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City of London 1906
[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 infectious disease notified under Sections 55 and 56 of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, during the year 1906, and information as to the removal of patients to hospitals, infirmaries, &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 incorrrect. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria | 18 | — | 10 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Membranous Croup | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 118 | — | 97 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| Typhus „ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric „ | 10 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — |
| Continued „ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Relapsing „ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal „ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 20 | 8 | — | — | 9 | 3 | — |
| Totals | 167 | 12 | 107 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 5 |
| Chicken-pox | 24 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Phthisis | 35 | 3 | — | — | 32 | — | |
| Totals | 226 | 39 | 107 | 10 | 52 | 13 | 5 |
It will be seen from the above that during the year, excluding Chicken-pox
and Phthisis, 167 Certificates were received, including 13 "duplicates," and
5 in which the diagnosis was subsequently found to be incorrect.
The total number of "dangerous infectious disease" was therefore 149, as
compared with 113 for the previous year.
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 100.0 —
Diphtheria 100.0 —
Enteric Fever 55.5 44.5
Erysipelas 52.9 47.1
Membranous Croup 100.0 —
Excluding Erysipelas from the above, 96.9 per cent, went to hospital,
against 87.1, 85.9, 99, 90.1 and 93.4 in the preceding five years.