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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
London County Council 1893
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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| Week of year. | Week ending | Cases notified. | Week of year. | Week ending | Cases notified. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th Januarv | 13 | 27 | 8th July | ||
| 14th „ | 21 | 28 | 15th „ | ||
| 3 | 21st „ | 19 | 29 | 22nd „ | |
| 28th „ | 28 | 30 | 29th „ | ||
| 4th February | 31 | 31 | 5th August | ||
| 11th „ | 27 | 32 | 12th „ | ||
| 18th „ | 47 | 33 | 19th „ | ||
| 8 | 25th „ | 53 | 34 | 26th „ | |
| 4th March | 49 | 35 | 2nd September | ||
| 10 | 11th | 54 | 36 | 9th „ | |
| 11 | 18th „ | 54 | 37 | 16th „ | |
| 12 | 25th „ | 87 | 38 | 23rd „ | 17 |
| 13 | 1st April | 59 | 39 | 30th „ | 19 |
| 14 | 8th „ | 99 | 40 | 7th October | |
| 15 | 15th „ | 151 | 41 | 14th „ | 17 |
| 16 | 22nd „ | 104 | 42 | 2l8t „ | 13 |
| 17 | 29th „ | 116 | 43 | 28th „ | 30 |
| 18 | 6th May | 166 | 44 | 4th November | |
| 19 | 13th „ | 114 | 45 | 11th „ | |
| 20 | 20th „ | 122 | 46 | 18th „ | |
| 21 | 27th „ | 131 | 47 | 25th „ | 18 |
| 22 | 3rd June | 135 | 48 | 2nd December | 32 |
| 23 | 10th „ | 83 | 49 | 9th „ | 20 |
| 24 | 17th „ | 104 | 50 | 16th „ | |
| 25 | 24th „ | 94 | 51 | 23rd „ | 21 |
| 26 | 1st July | 76 | 52 | 30th „ |
With a view to showing the distribution of small pox at different times of the year in the
several districts, the following table has been prepared. The year has been divided into periods of four
weeks for this purpose—
| Sanitary District. | Four weeks ended | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 28th. | Feb. 25th. | Mar. 25th. | April 22nd. | May 20th. | June 17th. | July 15th. | Aug. 12 th. | Sept. 9th. | Oct. 7th. | Nov. 4th. | Dec. 2nd. | Dec. 30th. | |
| Paddington | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | 13 | I | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 11 |
| Kensington | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 18 | 41 | 13 |
| Hammersmith | — | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | — | _ | _ | __ | _ |
| Fulham | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | _ |
| Chelsea | 6 | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2 |
| St. George, Hanover-square | 2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | _ |
| Westminster | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | _ | _ | _ |
| St. James | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 22 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Marylebone | 4 | 9 | 17 | 32 | 45 | 35 | 16 | 13 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Hampstead | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Pancras | 7 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Islington | 10 | 10 | 27 | 25 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | _ | _ | 8 |
| Hackney | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
| St. Giles | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 1 | — | 1 | _ | _ | _ |
| St. Martin-in-the-Fields | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | _ | _ | |
| Strand | — | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Holborn | — | 1 | — | 9 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | — | _ | 1 | _ | _ |
| Olerkenwell | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| St. Luke | — | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | _ | 1 | _ | _ |
| London, City of | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
| Carried forward | 37 | 48 | 98 | 172 | 205 | 176 | 107 | 51 | 21 | 17 | 34 | 79 | 41 |
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