Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report for the year 1910 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Year. | Small-pox. | Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. | Scarlet Fever. | Enteric Fever. | Continued Fever. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Total. |
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Average for 10 years 1900-1909. | |||||||||
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Chicken-pox was notifiable from October 19th, 1901, to January 6th, 1903, inclusive, during which time 114
notifications were received, and from April 8th to November 6th, 1904, inclusive, during which time
27 notifications were received.
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis was notifiable from March 12th, 1907, —; 1910, 1.
There were also the following voluntary notifications of Phthisis:—
1904 | 157 | 1909 Voluntary | 9 | 116 |
1905 | 99 | ,, Poor Law | 107 | |
1906 | 98 | |||
1907 | 74 | 1910 Voluntary | 5 | 61 |
1908 | 61 | ,, Poor Law | 56 |
Year. | Small-pox. | Diphtheria and membranous Croup. | Scarlet Fever. | Enteric Fever. | Continued Fever. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Total. |
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Average for 10 years, 1900-1909. | |||||||||
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Chicken-pox was notifiable from October 19th, 1901, to January 6th, 1903, inclusive, during which time 168
notifications were received, and from April 8th to November 6th, 1904, inclusive, during which time 34
notifications were received.
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis was notifiable from March 12th, 1907; notifications received, 1907, 2 ; 1908-1910, nil. There were also the following voluntary notifications of Phthisis:—
1904 | 187 | 1909 Voluntary 7 | 226 |
1905 | 109 | ,, Poor Law 219 | |
1906 | 93 | ||
1907 | 97 | 1910 Voluntary 11 | 109 |
1908 | 91 | „ Poor Law 98 |
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