Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]
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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
The following Table shows the number of cases of Small
Pox notified in each of the Metropolitan Boroughs of London in
1901. St. Pancras, Holborn, Stepney, Bermondsey, and Westminster
suffered most, while Deptford, Chelsea, Hampstead, and
the City of London suffered least. The number in Wandsworth
does not correspond with the number stated in the text, as two
cases were notified between the 28th and 31st December.
Metropolitan Boroughs. | Four weeks ending:— | Total | ||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J anuary 26th | February 23rd | March 23rd | April 20th | May 18th | June 15th | July 13th | August 10th | September 7th | October 5th | November 2nd | November 30th | December 28th | ||
Paddington | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 21 |
Kensington | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | |
Hammersmith | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 13 | 27 | 43 |
Fulham | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 | 16 |
Chelsea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 5 |
Westminster | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 7 | 4 | 34 | 36 | 19 | 101 |
Marylebone | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 79 |
Hampstead | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
St. Pancras | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 56 | 50 | 29 | 43 | 256 | |
Islington | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 62 |
Stoke Newington | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 19 |
Hackney | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 41 |
Holborn | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 13 | 44 | 52 | 99 | 217 |
Finsbury | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 19 | 14 | 28 | 30 | 93 |
City of London | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
Shored itch | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 18 |
Bethnal Green | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | l6 | 34 |
Stepney | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 25 | 44 | 84 | 161 |
Poplar | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 15 | 19 | 32 | 71 |
Southwark | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 48 | 89 |
Bermondsey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 58 | 30 | 19 | 107 |
Lambeth | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 52 |
Battersea | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 41 | 53 | |
WANDSWORTH | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 32 |
Camberwell | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 28 | 20 | 54 |
Deptford | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Greenwich | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
Lewisham | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 4 | .. | 5 | 12 |
Woolwich | .. | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 23 |
Port of London | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
Totals | 3 | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 116 | 175 | 304 | 413 | 656 | 1,704 |
Scarlet Fever.
During the year 684 cases were notified, compared with 672
in 1900, and 894 in 1899. The total number of deaths was 15,
compared with 16 in 1900. 483 of the cases, or 70.6 per cent.,
were removed to hospital, where 13 died, and 201, or 29.4 per