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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
Shoreditch 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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the Borough for each of the four quarters of the year, and the numbers and percentages of the cases removed to hospital:—
| Disease. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | Total. | Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 2 | ... |
| Scarlet Fever or Scarlatina | 107 | 104 | 58 | 76 | 345 | 6 |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 102 | 100 | 121 | 116 | 439 | 27 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever (Typhoid) | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 5 | ... |
| Continued Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 |
| Erysipelas | 11 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 54 | 3 |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 |
| Glanders | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Anthrax | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | |
| Hydrophobia | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Anterior Polio-myelitis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 14 | 18 | 13 | 20 | 65 | ... |
| Acute Primary Pneumonia | 154 | 52 | 43 | 83 | 332 | 61 |
| Acute Influenzal Pneumonia | 31 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 47 | 8 |
| Malaria | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | 1 |
| Dysentery | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Trench Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 423 | 293 | 262 | 324 | 1,302 | 110 |
| Numbers and percentages of cases removed to hospitals. | 359 | 244 | 216 | 264 | 1,083 | ... |
| 84.8% | 83.7% | 82.4% | 81.4% | 83.2% | ... |
As compared with the figures for 1921, scarlet fever cases show a great reduction
in number, and the cases of diphtheria are markedly decreased. On the other hand,
there was a marked increase in the cases of pneumonia, both acute primary and
influenzal.
ISOLATION OF INFECTIOUS CASES.
The notifiable infectious diseases, cases of which are receivable into the hospitals
of the Metropolitan Asylums Board, are:—Scarlet fever, smallpox, diphtheria, enteric
typhus and continued fevers, relapsing fever, and certain cases of measles, whooping
cough, puerperal fever, trench fever, malaria and dysentery.