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City of London 1907

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]

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The case mortality of those attacked with notifiable disease was:—

No. of Cases.Recovered.Died.Case mortality per cent.
Diphtheria, including 1 Membranous Croup2319417.4
Scarlet Fever949222.1
Enteric Fever87112.5
Erysipelas151416.6
Totals14013285.7

Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1907.

Diseases.Cases notified in Whole District.Total Cases notified in each Locality.No. of Cases removed to Hospital from each Locality.Total Cases removed to Hospital.
At all Ages.At Ages—Years.St. Botolph.St.Sepulchre.St. Botolph.St .Sepulchre.
Under 1.1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 65.and upwards.
Small-pox
Cholera––––––––––––
Diphtheria, including 1 Membranous Croup23–11921–91491322
Erysipelas151–219278325
Scarlet Fever94–17432014–4648404383
Typhus „––––––––––––
Enteric „8––125–53538
Relapsing „––––––––––––
Continued „––––––––––––
Puerperal ,,––––––––––––
Plague––––––––––––
Totals140128552529267735761118
*Chicken-pox5017411––2426–––
*Phthisis42––––393—42–––
Totals232235962668591141576111*

This Table is prepared in accordance with the requisitions of the Local Government Board.
* The notification of this disease is voluntary in the City of London.
In each case a detailed examination was made of the sanitary condition of
the premises where infectious cases occurred, and a summary of defects found
by the District Inspector is given on page 67.
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SHELTER FOR TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION
DURING DISINFECTION.
The Shelter in Golden Lane, Barbican, provided in accordance with Sec. 60
(4) of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, which enacts that "sanitary
"authorities shall provide free of charge temporary shelter or house
"accommodation with necessary attendants for the members of any family