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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 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Port of London]
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TABLE II.—INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
| disease. | 1917. | 1918. | 1919. | 1920. | 1921. | 1922. | 1923. | 1921. | 1925. | Mean Annual No. for 10 years ending 31st Dec., 1926. | 1926. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cholera (including suspected cases). | 2 | - | 9 | 10 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 26 | |
| Yellow Fever (ditto) | — | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | ||
| Plague (ditto) | 18 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| Smallpox | 2 | 16 | 43 | 27 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 27 | 20 | |
| Scarlet Fever | — | 8 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 6 | |
| Diphtheria | 9 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 44 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 13 | |
| Enteric Fever | 43 | 26 | 77 | 51 | 44 | 29 | 49 | 42 | 49 | 50 | |
| Measles | 168 | 256 | 52 | 513 | 60 | 20 | 82 | 46 | 77 | 94 | |
| German Measles | 33 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 8 | — | 19 | 18 | 14 | 7 | |
| Erysipelas | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | |
| Typhus Fever | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
| Continued Fever | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | |
| Relapsing Fever | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | ||
| Tuberculosis:— | |||||||||||
| Pulmonary | 45 | 38 | 51 | 67 | 54 | 44 | 83 | 90 | 82 | 86 | |
| Other kinds | 26 | 20 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 2 | ||
| Other diseases (including Chickenpox). | 166 | 2,552 | 1,887 | 766 | 310 | 348 | 336 | 319 | 363 | 471 | |
| Total | 515 | 2,976 | 2,213 | 1,493 | 549 | 530 | 637 | 578 | 673 | 787 | |
| (b) Treated in Port | |||||||||||
| Sanitary Hospital: | |||||||||||
| Cholera (including suspected cases). | - | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | - | |||
| Yellow Fever (ditto) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plague (ditto) | 9 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1* | — | — | — | — | - | |
| Smallpox | — | 1 | 13 | 10 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 5† | ||
| Scarlet Fever | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 2 | — | 6 | 16 | 8 | ||
| Diphtheria | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2† | |
| Enteric Fever | 15 | 7 | 42 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 14 | |
| Measles | 3 | 2 | — | 35 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 9† | |
| Erysipelas | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Typhus Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Continued Fever | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | ||
| Other diseases (including Chickenpox). | 24 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 31 | 39 | 23 | |
| Total | 61 | 57 | 90 | 80 | 48 | 33 | 29 | 60 | 75 | 63 |
* Plague negative. † Includes one contact.
TABLE III.
Return of the number of cases of Infectious Disease notified to the Ministry
of Health during the year 1926 and of deaths from the diseases notified.
This Table includes all cases actually introduced or occurring within the Port, but does not include cases reported as having occurred on vessels during the voyage, but which had either recovered or been removed from the vessel before arrival at Gravesend.
| Number. | Deaths. | Number. | Deaths. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | 4 | - | Brought forward | 63 | 6 |
| Scarlet Fever | 8 | - | Relapsing Fever | — | — |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 12 | 2 | Continued Fever (?) | 2 | — |
| Trench Fever | — | — | |||
| Enteric Fever (Typhoid and Paratyphoid) | 22 | 1 | Dysentery | 10 | 1 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | |||||
| Pneumonia | 15 | 2 | Erysipelas | 1 | — |
| Cholera | — | — | Tuberculosis:— | ||
| Plague | — | - | Respiratory | 71 | 8 |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | Other Forms | — | — |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | — | Malaria | 41 | — |
| Cerebro-spinal Fever | 1 | 1 | Chickenpox | 24 | — |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | — | - | Measles (including German Measles) | 40 | 1 |
| Acute Polio-encephalitis | — | - | |||
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | - | Whooping Cough | 6 | — |
| Typhus Fever | — | - | Other Diseases | 90 | — |
| Carried forward | 63 | 6 | Total | 348 | 16 |