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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
Acton 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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NOTIFICATION OF INFECTIOUS
DISEASES.
There were 259 notified, as against 161 in 1895.
The following table gives the number reported each year since the act came into force.
| 1890. | 1891. | 1892. | 1893. | 1894. | 1895. | 1896. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | — | — | 13 | 7 | 2 | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 108 | 63 | 74 | 192 | 86 | 67 | 193 |
| Diphtheria | 14 | 8 | 27 | 41 | 22 | 32 | 23 |
| Membranous Croup | 4 | — | 13 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Typhoid Fever | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 28 | 14 |
| Continued Fever | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Erysipelas | 22 | 18 | 37 | 77 | 41 | 31 | 26 |
| 162 | 102 | 180 | 340 | 167 | 161 | 259 |
REMARKS.
The following is my procedure on receipt of a notification
of Infectious Disease.
To the Sanitary Inspector I at once forward the following,
who visits the case without delay:
Notification of Infectious Disease.
Received by Medical Officer.
Forwarded to Sanitary Inspector.
Name and address of Patient. Disease. Medical Attendant.