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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE VI.
Return of the Number of Cases of Infectious Disease Notified to the Local Government Board during the Tear 1913, and of Deaths from the Diseases Notified:—
| Notified. | Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | 5 | 1 |
| Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever | 38 | ... |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 13 | ... |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... |
| Enteric or Typhoid Fever | 45 | 2 |
| Continued Fever | 11 | 1 |
| Relapsing Fever | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | ... |
| Cholera | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 3 | ... |
| Plague | 2 | ... |
| Measles | 40 | 1 |
| Chicken-pox | 27 | ... |
| Tuberculosis: Pulmonary | 119 | 3 |
| Other kinds | 3 | ... |
| Remittent Fever | ... | ... |
| 306 | 8 |
NUMBER OF NOTIFICATIONS DURING 1913.
| Not traced. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passengers. | Crew. | Passengers. | Crew | |
| Small-pox | 136 | 107 | 4 | 2 |
| Plague (suspected) | 110 | 69 | ... | ... |
| Measles | 17 | ... | ... | ... |