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City of London 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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The majority of City residents have but little accommodation or convenience
for the treatment of cases of infectious disease during the illness of the patient,
and what is equally important, during convalescence ; it is a satisfaction that so many
have availed themselves of the facilities for prompt removal to hospital, and in the
year under review not one case of Scarlet Fever or Enteric Fever was treated at home.
Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1914.
CITY OF LONDON.
This Table is prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Local Government Board.
| Notifiable Disease. | Number of Cases Notified. | *Total Cases removed to Hospital. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | ||||||||
| Under 1. | 1 and under 6 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and upwards. | |||
| Small-pox | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Plague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 29 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 28 |
| Erysipelas | 10 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Scarlet Fever | 80 | — | 6 | 39 | 24 | 11 | — | — | 80 |
| Typhus „ | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| Enteric „ | 5 | - | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 5 |
| Relapsing „ | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Continued „ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal ,, | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | - | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — |
| Polio-myelitis | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 47 | — | — | 2 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 26 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 7 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 6 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 182 | 6 | 10 | 58 | 48 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 157 |
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 Inspectors is given on page 64.
No case of Cholera, Plague, Typhus, Relapsing, Continued or Puerperal Fevers,
Anthrax, Cerebro-Spinal Fever or Epidemic Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis, Acute
Polio-encephalitis or Polio-myelitis has occurred.
* Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospitals, London Fever Hospital, City of London Infirmary, St. Bartholomew's
Hospital, City Police Hospital, &c.