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St Olave 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Olave]
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Notification or Infectious Diseases.
| In District. | Guy's Hospital Staff. | Workhouse. | Totals. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896. | 1897. | 1896. | 1897. | 1896. | 1897. | 1896. | 1897. | |
| Small-pox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 49 | 65 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 59 | 87 |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 33 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 29 |
| Typhoid | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 11 |
| Erysipelas | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 10 |
| Totals | 108 | 111 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 126 | 138 |
It is thus seen that the slight increase is due almost
wholly to an increased prevalence of Scarlet Fever. 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 1000 inhabitants.
In London the notifications were:—
| 1896. | 1897. | |
|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | 225 | 105 |
| Scarlet Fever | 25,647 | 22,876 |
| Diphtheria | 13,362 | 12,811 |
| Membranous Croup | 446 | 388 |
| Enteric Fever | 3,190 | 3,113 |
| Typhus Fever | 6 | 4 |
| Continued Fevers | 106 | 68 |
| Puerperal Fever | 277 | 264 |
| Erysipelas | 6,436 | 5,801 |
| Cholera | 13 | 38 |
| Totals | 49,708 | 45,468 |
The "corrected" Return for 1897 has not yet been
received from the Metropolitan Asylums Board.