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St Luke 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Luke, Middlesex]
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PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, and
WORK OF THE SANITARY DEPARTMENT.
Notification of Infectious Diseases.
The following Table gives the number and nature of the cases notified under Sections 55 and 56 of the Public Health Act during the 52 weeks ended December 28th, 1895, and indicates also where the same received treatment :—
| Total Number of Certificates from each cause. | Treated at the Metropolitan Asylums Board Hospital. | Treated at General Hospital and Infirmaries. | Treated at their own Homes. | Duplicate Certificates. | Erroneously Diagnosed. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-Pox | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 160 | 122 | — | 23 | 12 | 3 |
| Diphtheria | 107 | 43 | 22 | 27 | 15 | — |
| Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enteric Fever | 35 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 4 | — |
| Continued Fever | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Membranous Croup | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 92 | — | 10 | 72 | 10 | — |
| Total number from all causes | 406 | 186 | 42 | 132 | 41 | 5 |
The amount paid to the Medical Practitioners for furnishing
the above Certificates amounted to £37 10s. 6d. For the year
1894 the sum of £30 15s. was paid. The Vestry is recouped
for this expenditure by the Metropolitan Asylums Board (out
of the Metropolitan Common Poor Fund), to which Board a
copy of each certificate is sent within 12 hours of the receipt of
the same.
During the year I have visited and reported upon 5 Slaughterhouses,
2 Cowsheds, and 36 Bakehouses, situated in the Parish,
with the result that notices to cleanse, whitewash, and remedy