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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
Port of London 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE XIX.
Return of the Number of Cases of Infectious Disease Notified during the Year 1910, and of Deaths from the Diseases Notified :—
| Cases notified in 1910. | Deaths registered in 1910. | |
|---|---|---|
| Small-pox - | 5 | ... |
| Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever | 1 8 | ... |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 8 | ... |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... |
| Enteric or Typhoid Fever | 21 | 3 |
| Continued Fever | 1 | 1 |
| Relapsing Fever | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... |
| Cholera | 1 | ... |
| Erysipelas | 5 | ... |
| Plague | 2 | 1 |
| Measles | 6 | ... |
| Chicken-pox | 5 | ... |
| 72 | 5 |
The above Table shows the number of cases of infectious disease notified
under the compulsory notification provisions of the Public Health Act
Enquiry has been made as to the mortality amongst the cases notified with
the result that this is shown to be about 6*9 per cent.