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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 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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Subjoined is a list of the infectious diseases which are required to be notified to the medical officer of health, together with the numbers of cases certified in Shoreditch during the four quarters of the year, and the numbers and percentages of such cases which were removed to hospital for treatment:—
| Disease | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | Total. | Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | 309 | 113 | 7 | 4 | 433 | 78 |
| Scarlet Fever or Scarlatina | 68 | 52 | 72 | 57 | 249 | 8 |
| Diphtheria & Membranous Croup | 60 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 223 | 24 |
| Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever (Typhoid) | 11 | 22 | 52 | 64 | 149 | 23 |
| Continued Fever | 2 | ... | 1 | ... | 3 | ... |
| Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| Erysipelas | 25 | 35 | 53 | 60 | 173 | 8 |
| Totals | 475 | 290 | 241 | 233 | 1239 | 144 |
| Numbers and percentages of cases removed to hospitals | 421 | 237 | 169 | 155 | 982 | |
| 88.6% | 81.5% | 70.1% | 66.5% | 79.2% |