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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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
| NATURE OP DISEASE. | Number of Certificates received. | Treated at Gome. | Removed to the Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospitals. | Removed to the London Fever Hospital. | Treated at other Hospitals and Infirmaries. | Duplicate Certificates reoeived. | Diagnosis Incorrect. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small.pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria, including 1 Membranous Croup | 36 | — | 16 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever | 62 | 1 | 33 | 12 | — | 13 | 3 |
| Enteric „ | 9 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | — |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| Erysipelas | 11 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
| Totals | 120 | 8 | 48 | 19 | 15 | 25 | 5 |
| *Chicken.pox | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| *Phthisis | 49 | 1 | — | — | 48 | — | — |
| Totals | 173 | 13 | 48 | 19 | 63 | 25 | 5 |
*The notification of this disease is voluntary in the City of London.
It will be seen from the above that during the year, excluding Chicken.pox
and Phthisis, 120 Certificates were received, including 25 "duplicates," and
5 in which the diagnosis was subsequently found to be incorrect.
The total number of cases of "dangerous infectious disease" was therefore
90, as compared with 140 for the previous year. The total number of cases
of Scarlet Fever reported was less than half that of 1907.
Return of infectious disease notified, exclusive of Chicken.pox and Phthisis occurring in the City of London, with the percentages of such cases removed to hospital or treated at home during 1908, compared with the previous five years:—
| Tear. | Number of cases reported. | Per cent. of cases reported. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Removed to Hospital. | Treated at Home. | ||
| 1903 | 117 | 91.5 | 8.5 |
| 1904 | 100 | 84.0 | 16.0 |
| 1905 | 113 | 77.9 | 22.1 |
| 1906 | 149 | 91.9 | 8.1 |
| 1907.%. | 140 | 84.3 | 15.7 |
| Average for previous five years. | 124 | 85.9 | 14.1 |
| 1908 | 90 | 91.0 | 90 |