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St Giles (Camden) 1899
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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3.—Scarlet Fever (decennial average 5-0).
| Year. | No. of Notifications received. | Removals to Hospitals. | No. of Deaths in Hospitals. | No. of Deaths at Home. | Total No. of Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 76 | 57 | — | — | — |
There was no death reported from scarlet fever during
the year.
There were 76 notifications, and 57 removals to the
Asylums Board and general hospitals.
The fatal cases of scarlet fever in all London were 398,
being 557 below the corrected average number.
4.—"Whooping-Cough (decennial average 17.1).
The 1,720 fatal cases in all London were 718 below the
corrected average number.
In St. Giles District there was only one death from this
disease.
5.—Diarrhœa (decennial average 20.9).
The 30 deaths in 1899 included those of 25 children
under 5 years of age. In addition, 18 children died from
enteritis (inflammation of the stomach and bowels) the most
prominent symptom of the disease being diarrhoea.
In July the Royal College of Physicians of London,
at the request of the Incorporated Society of Medical
Officers of Health, appointed a Committee to consider the
certification and classification of deaths from diarrhœa.
The Committee found on enquiry that many different
terms were employed to designate the disease officially
known as "epidemic diarrhoea" whereby its specific
character was in danger of being ignored.