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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
City of London 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE IV. INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
| Disease. | 1898. | 1899. | 1900. | 1901. | 1902. | Mean Annual number for the 5 years. | 1903. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Cases reported: | |||||||
| Cholera (including suspected cases) | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 20 | 4.5 | 9 |
| Plague (ditto) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 10 | 9.0 | 6 |
| Small-pox | 11 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 93 | 28,8 | 13 |
| Scarlet Fever | 15 | 5 | 14 | 27 | 13 | 14.8 | 11 |
| Diphtheria | 5 | 7 | 20 | 28 | 26 | 17.2 | 7 |
| Enteric Fever | 53 | 66 | 126 | 78 | 66 | 77.8 | 88 |
| Measles | 18 | 38 | 67 | 83 | 36 | 48.4 | 14 |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4.4 | 4 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
| Continued Fever | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2.2 | 13 |
| Other diseases (including Chicken-Pox) | 1 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 12.6 | 9 |
| Total | 111 | 160 | 265 | 267 | 282 | 219.7 | 175 |
| (b) Treated in Port Sanitary Hospital: | |||||||
| Cholera (including suspected cases) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Plague (ditto) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 4.4 | 3 |
| Small-pox | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 29 | 12.2 | 11 |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2.4 | 5 |
| Diphtheria | 2 | ... | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2.0 | 4 |
| Enteric Fever | 27 | 23 | 55 | 37 | 27 | 33.8 | 55 |
| Measles | 10 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 7.4 | 7 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1.2 | 1 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... ' | ... | ... | |
| Continued Fever | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2.6 | 13 |
| Other diseases (including Chicken-pox) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 5.8 | 4 |
| Total | 58 | 50 | 84 | 79 | 88 | 71.8 | 103 |