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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hanover Square 1870
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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It appears that the whole included 9 of small pox,
49 of chicken pox, 123 of measles, 145 of scarlet fever,
183 of whooping cough, 12 of croup, 698 of diarrhoea,
10 of dysentery, 187 of continued fever, 157 of rheumatic
fever, 50 of erysipelas, 6 of diphtheria, and 8 of ague.
There were 2,609 cases of bronchitis, 36 of pleurisy, and
90 of pneumonia.
V accination in the H anover and M at-fair S ub- D istricts.
The following table shows the number of persons successfully vaccinated by Mr. Jay:—
| Under 1 year. | Above. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 55 | 10 | 65 |
| 2nd „ | 45 | 6 | 51 |
| 3rd „ | 37 | 2 | 39 |
| 4th „ | 45 | 3 | 48 |
| 203 | |||
V accination, B elgrave D istrict, by D r. W ebb.
| Successful. | Unsuccessful. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter. | 1st Quarter. | ||
| Above 1 year | 4 | Above 1 year | 0 |
| Under „ | 117 | Under „ | 0 |
| 2nd Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | ||
| Above 1 year | 2 | Above 1 year | 0 |
| Under „ | 138 | Under „ | 0 |
| 3rd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | ||
| Above 1 year | 8 | Above 1 year | 0 |
| Under „ | 100 | Under „ | 0 |
| 4th Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | ||
| Above 1 year | 3 | Above 1 year | 0 |
| Under „ | 97 | Under „ | 0 |
| Total successful | 469 | Total unsuccessful | 0 |