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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 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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DRAINAGE AND SANITARY WORKS.
In Table IV. will be seen a list of various works which have come under the
supervision of the Sanitary Inspectors in relation to the construction or alteration of
drainage, public conveniences, &c.
As I have before pointed out, this is a growing and important section of the
work, and one in which it is advisable that the powers of the Authority should be
strengthened.
TABLE V.—INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
| Disease. | 1902. | 1903. | 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907, | 1908. | 1909. | 1910. | Mean annual number for 10 years ending 31st December, 1911. | 1911. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Cases reported : | |||||||||||
| Cholera (including suspected cases) | 20 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7.3 | 9 |
| Yellow Fever (ditto) | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 0.5 | ... | |
| Plague (ditto) | 10 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5.5 | ... |
| Small-pox | 93 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 31 | 27 | 16 | 27 | 8 | 26.3 | 13 |
| Scarlet Fever | 13 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 82 | 44 | 23 | 16 | 21 | 25.8 | 11 |
| Diphtheria | 26 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11.6 | 18 |
| Enteric Fever | 66 | 88 | 50 | 65 | 81 | 55 | 90 | 36 | 39 | 64.0 | 70 |
| Measles | 36 | 14 | 38 | 36 | 68 | 51 | 86 | 19 | 23 | 54.6 | 175 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5.3 | 11 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.1 | ... |
| Continued Fever | 2 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 9.4 | 5 |
| Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 0.1 | ... |
| Other diseases (including Chicken-pox). | 14 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 35 | 42 | 41 | 57 | 25 | 29.4 | 38 |
| Total | 282 | 175 | 153 | 211 | 336 | 252 | 308 | 189 | 144 | 239.9 | 350 |
| (b) Treated in Port Sanitary Hospital : | |||||||||||
| Cholera (including suspected cases) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 2 | 0.4 | ... |
| Yellow Fever (ditto) | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Plague (ditto) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ... | 1 | 2 | 2.1 | ... |
| Small-pox | 29 | 11 | 5 | 4 | ... | 8 | ... | 4 | 2 | 6.9 | 6 |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 14 | ... | 7.5 | 6 |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 4 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2.5 | 3 |
| Enteric Fever | 27 | 55 | 33 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 42 | 11 | 17 | 28.3 | 22 |
| Measles | 11 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 8.3 | 7 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 0.7 | ... |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Continued Fever | 4 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 7.6 | 4 |
| Other diseases (including Chicken-pox). | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 8.6 | 8 |
| Total | 88 | 103 | 73 | 60 | 91 | 75 | 88 | 58 | 37 | 72.9 | 56 |