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St Giles (Camden) 1899
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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7.—C ontinued Fever (decennial average 7.2).
| Year. | No. of Notifications received. | Removals to Hospital. | No. of Deaths in Hospital. | No. of Deaths at Home. | Total No. of Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
The 4 deaths, were all from enteric or typhoid fever;
these were 3.2 below the average.
Again no case was reported from either typhus or simple
continued fever.
In all London the deaths referred to these different
forms of fever were 164 above the corrected average.
Bacteriological Examinations in Suspected Cases of
Diphtheria and Enteric Fever.
Under the arrangements recorded in my last annual report bacteriological examinations have been made in 8 suspicious cases of diphtheria and enteric fever, the particulars of which are set out in the following table:—
| Date. | Age and Sex. | Residence. | Suspected Disease. | Result. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar. 7 th | F. 15 | 4, Little White Lion St. | Diphtheria | Bacilli not found |
| „ 17th | M. 20 | 4, Torrington Square | „ | „ „ |
| Apl. 3rd | F. 15 | 22, West Street | „ | Bacilli found |
| Oct. 14th | F. 25 | 32, Russell Square | „ | „ |
| Nov. 6th | F. 60 | 40, Kenton Street | Enteric Fever | Bacilli not found |
| „ 8th | M. 4 | 11, Great Coram Street | Diphtheria | „ „ |
| Dec. 9th | M.17 | 5, Little Russell Street | Enteric Fever | „ „ |
| „ 10th | F. 3 | 10, Marchmont Street | Diphtheria | Bacilli found |
Infectious Diseases.—Notifications.
The Act to extend the infectious diseases notification
Act of 1899 to places which have not already adopted it,
came into force on the 1st January, 1900, and will take
effect in every Urban, Rural and Port Sanitary district in
which it has not yet been adopted.
In St. Giles District during the past year 201