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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of London 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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TABLE C. Return of infectious disease, exclusive of Chicken-pox and Phthisis, occurring in the City of London, with the percentage of such cases removed to hospital or treated at home during 1906, compared with the previous five years:—
| Year. | Number of cases reported. | Per cent, of cases reported. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Removed to Hospital. | Treated at Home. | ||
| 1901 | 214 | 82.2 | 17.8 |
| 1902 | 245 | 77.9 | 22.1 |
| 1903 | 117 | 91.5 | 8.5 |
| 1904 | 100 | 84.0 | 160 |
| 1905 | 113 | 77.9 | 22.1 |
| Average for previous five years. | 158 | 82.7 | 17.3 |
| 1906 | 149 | 91.9 | 8.1 |
The case mortality of those attacked with notifiable disease was:—
| Recovered. | Died. | Total. | Case mortality per cent. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria | / 13 | 1 | 14 | 7.1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 103 | 5 | 108 | 4.6 |
| Enteric Fever | 7 | 2 | 9 | 22.2 |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 16 | 1 | 17 | 5-9 |
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — |
| Membranous Croup | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Totals | 140 | 9 | 149 | |
Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1906.
| Disease. | cases notified in Whole District. | Total Cases notified in each Locality. | No. of Caeseremoved to Hospital from each Locality. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | St. Botolph. | St.Sepulchre. | St. Botolph. | St .Sepulchre. | ||||||
| Under 1. | 1 to 6. | 6 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | ||||||
| Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Diphtheria | 14 | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | 4 | 10 | 4 | 10 |
| Membranous Croup | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 108 | — | 27 | 53 | 16 | 12 | — | 48 | 60 | 48 | 60 |
| Typhus „ | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric „ | 9 | — | 1 | - | 3 | 5 | — | — | 9 | — | 5 |
| Continued „ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Relapsing „ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal ,, | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cholera | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | 17 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 8 |
| Totals | 149 | — | 84 | 60 | 25 | 29 | 1 | 60 | 89 | 54 | 83 |
| Chicken-pox | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | - | — | — | 21 | 3 | — | — |
| Phthisis | 35 | — | — | — | 2 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 31 | 1 | 31 |
| Totals | 208 | 12 | 45 | 61 | 27 | 61 | 2 | 85 | 123 | 55 | 114 |
This Table is prepared in accordance with the requisitions of the Local Government Board.
A careful survey was made by the District Inspector of every house where
infectious disease occurred, and some details relating to the result of such
inspection are given on page 50.