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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 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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STATISTICS OF NOTIFICATIONS AND REMOVALS TO HOSPITAL.
| NAME OF DISEASE. | Number of Notifications received. | Treated at Home. | Removed to the L.C.C. Special Hospitals. | Removed to the London Fever Hospital. | Treated at other Hospitals and Institutions. | Duplicate Certificates received. | Diagnosis subsequently found to be incorrect. | Net number of Cases. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria | 22 | 1 | 20 | 1 | ... | ... | l | 21 |
| Scarlet Fever | 29 | 1 | 27 | ... | l | ... | 2 | 27 |
| Enteric Fever (including Para-typhoid) | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 7 | 3 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 7 |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Acute Polio-myelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Malaria contracted abroad | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Acute Primary Pneumonia | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 3 |
| Acute Influenzal Pneumonia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Food poisoning or suspected food poisoning | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Amoebic Dysentery | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-pox | 25 | 23 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25 |
| Totals | 90 | 30 | 49 | l | 10 | ... | 3 | 87 |
| Measles | 14 | 10 | 3 | l | ... | ... | ... | 14 |
| German Measles | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 104 | 40 | 52 | 2 | 10 | ... | 3 | 101 |
The following is a return of infectious diseases which have occurred in the City of
London, exclusive of Tuberculosis, Measles, Pneumonia, Chicken-pox, and Food
Poisoning, with the percentages of such cases removed to hospitals for treatment or nursed
at home during 1932 compared with the figures for the previous five years:—
In no case was it necessary to apply for an order for compulsory removal to hospital.
| Year. | Number of actual cases. | Per cent. of actual cases reported. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Removed to Hospital. | Treated at home. | ||
| 1927 | 61 | 90.2 | 9.8 |
| 1928 | 51 | 96.0 | 4.0 |
| 1929 | 60 | 90.0 | 10.0 |
| 1930 | 58 | 93.1 | 6.9 |
| 1931 | 38 | 94.7 | 5.3 |
| Average for the five years | 53.6 | 92. 8 | 7.2 |
| 1932 | 57 | 91.2 | 8.8 |