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City of London 1937
[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 | 6 | .... | 5 | .... | .... | .... | l | 5 |
| Scarlet Fever | 12 | 3 | 9 | .... | .... | .... | .... | 12 |
| Enteric Fever (including Para-typhoid) | 1 | .... | .... | .... | l | .... | .... | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | .... | .... | .... | l | l | .... | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... |
| Erysipelas | 2 | .... | 1 | .... | l | .... | .... | 2 |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... |
| Acute Polio-myelitis | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... |
| Malaria contracted abroad | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... |
| Acute Primary Pneumonia | 3 | .... | .... | .... | 3 | .... | .... | 3 |
| Acute Influenzal Pneumonia | 1 | l | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | 1 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... |
| Food poisoning or suspected food poisoning | 9 | 8 | .... | .... | 1 | .... | .... | 9 |
| Dysentery | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... | .... |
| Totals | 36 | 12 | 15 | .... | 7 | l | l | 34 |
| Measles | 2 | 1 | 1 | .... | .... | .... | .... | 2 |
| Totals | 38 | 13 | 16 | .... | 7 | l | 1 | 36 |
The following is a return of infectious diseases which have occurred in the City of
London, exclusive of Tuberculosis, Measles, Pneumonia and Food Poisoning, with
the percentages of such cases removed to hospitals for treatment or nursed at home during
1937 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. | Removed to Hospital. | Treated at home. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | 57 | 91.2 | 8.8 |
| 1933 | 56 | 87.5 | 12.3 |
| 1934 | 61 | 90.2 | 9.8 |
| 1935 | 52 | 90.3 | 9.7 |
| 1936 | 35 | 97.1 | 2.9 |
| Average for the five years | 52 | 91.3 | 8.7 |
| 1937 | 21 | 85.7 | 14.3 |
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