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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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1915.
CITY OF LONDON.
This Table is prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Local Government Board.
| Notifiable Disease. | Number of cases Notified. At Ages—Years. | *Total Cases removed to Hospital. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | Under 1. | 1 and under 5 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cholera | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Plague | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 47 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 44 |
| Erysipelas | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Scarlet Fever | 55 | — | 11 | 33 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 54 |
| Typhus „ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric „ | 3 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| Relapsing „ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Continued „ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal ,, | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 1 | - | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Polio-myelitis | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 27 | — | — | — | 5 | 15 | — | 19 | |
| Other formso Tuberculosis | 6 | — | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 4 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | - | - | - | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 145 | 1 | 25 | 56 | 22 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 129 |
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 38.
No case of Small-pox, Cholera, Plague, Typhus, Relapsing, Continued or Puerperal
Fevers, Anthrax, or Ophthalmia Neonatorum has occurred.
One case of Cerebro-spinal Meningitis has been notified, and in compliance with
the requirements of the Local Government Board, the details of the case are appended.
*Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospitals, London Fever Hospital, City of London Infirmary, St. Bartholomew’s
Hospital, City Police Hospital, &c.