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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
Shoreditch 1857
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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TABLE IV.
Shewing New Cases of Disease coming under treatment of the Poor Law Medical Officers, during the quarter ending the 27th June, 1857.
| District. | Medical Officer. | Small Pox. | Measles. | Scarlatina. | Hooping Cough. | Diarrhoea. | Continued Eever, Typhus & Typhoid | Acute Pulmonary Inflammations. | All Diseases. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Church End North | Mr. Greenwood | ... | 37 | 3 | 41 | 24 | 44 | 21 | 681 |
| Church End South | Dr. Burchell | 2 | 17 | 3 | 17 | 44 | 90 | 31 | 609 |
| Hoxton | Mr. Coward | 1 | 31 | 3 | 29 | 32 | 42 | 17 | 536 |
| Workhouse | Mr. Clark* | ... | 4 | ... | 8 | 59 | 39 | 14 | 375 |
| Holywell and Moorfields | Mr. Collierf | ... | 7 | 3 | 17 | 27 | 80 | 7 | 406 |
| Totals | 8 | 96 | 12 | 107 | 186 | 295 | 90 | 2607 | |
| †Twelve weeks only. *One case of Measles and 13 cases of Fever included in Out-Door patients have been Subtracted. | |||||||||