Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report from the chairman of the health committee on the business of the department
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SAINT PANCRAS, LONDON.
WEEKLY NUMBER OF INFECTIOUS CASES CERTIFIED TO THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH DURING THE YEAR 1897.
Quarters | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | Total. | Quarters. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Months | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Months. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weeks ending | 9 | 16 | 23 | 30 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 27 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 27 | Apl. 3 | 10 | 17 | 24 | May 1 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 29 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 26 | July 3 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 31 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 25 | Oct. 2 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 30 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 27 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 25 | Jan. 1 | .. | Weeks ending. |
Number of Week | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | .. | Number of Week |
Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | Small-pox. |
Scarlet Fever | 20 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 25 | 13 | 21 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 24 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 30 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 36 | 30 | 32 | 26 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 913 | Scarlet Fever |
Diphtheria | 6 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 506 | Diphtheria. |
Membranous Croup | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | Membranous Croup |
Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Typhus Fever. |
Enteric Fever | .. | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .. | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 213 | Enteric Fever. |
Continued Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | Continued Fever. |
Relapsing Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Relapsing Fever. |
Puerperal Fever | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | Puerperal Fever. |
Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | Cholera. |
Erysipelas | 10 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 393 | Erysipelas. |
Totals | 38 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 40 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 19 | 31 | 30 | 35 | 19 | 26 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 46 | 22 | 36 | 27 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 41 | 36 | 39 | 48 | 44 | 37 | 38 | 49 | 38 | 44 | 46 | 43 | 40 | 36 | 48 | 73 | 106 | 77 | 72 | 56 | 41 | 60 | 47 | 48 | 32 | 38 | 28 | 33 | 2057 | Totals. |