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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
Marylebone 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone]
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Notification of Infectious Diseases.
| In District. | Guy s Hospital Staff, &c. | Workhouse. | Totals. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897. | 1898. | 1897. | 1898. | 1897. | 1898. | 1897. | 1898. | |
| Small-pox | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Scarlet Fever | 65 | 62 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 87 | 67 |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 26 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 16 |
| Typhoid | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 |
| Erysipelas | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| Totals | 111 | 91 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 138 | 100 |
It is thus seen that there were only about half the
number of the cases of diphtheria and typhoid fever notified in
1897. The cases at the Workhouse did not belong to this
District. The cases of Infectious Disease have been about
the same as for London as a whole, per 1,000 inhabitants.
In London the notifications were: —
| 1896. | 1897. | 1898. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | 225 | 104 | 35 |
| Scarlet Fever | 25,647 | 22,848 | 16,917 |
| Diphtheria | 13,362 | 12,803 | 11,561 |
| Membranous Croup | 446 | 389 | 310 |
| Enteric Fever | 3,190 | 3,103 | 3,032 |
| Typhus Fever | 6 | 4 | 17 |
| Continued Fevers | 106 | 68 | 55 |
| Puerperal Fever | 277 | 264 | 250 |
| Erysipelas | 6,436 | 5,794 | 5,180 |
| Cholera | 13 | 38 | 23 |
| 49,708 | 45,415 | 37,380 |