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 Shoreditch]
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The total number of cases of infectious disease occurring in the Borough
was more than during 1932, the number for the two years being respectively
1,191 and 931.
Smallpox.
(Variola minor.)
No. of cases notified 29
No. of cases in which diagnosis not confirmed 5
No. of actual cases 24
All cases were of the mild type of the disease (variola minor).
The age, Seasonal and Ward distribution are included in the table on page 25. Further information is contained in the following table:—
Ward. | No. of cases. | Fatal Cases. | Rates per 1,000 Population. | Case Mortality. Deaths per 100 cases. | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. | F. | Total. | M. | F. | Total. | Attack | Death | ||
Moorfields | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Church | 10 | 6 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | 0.99 | ... | ... |
Hoxton | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Wenlock | 2 | 2 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 0.27 | ... | ... |
Whitmore | 1 | 3 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 0.29 | ... | ... |
Kingsland | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Haggerston | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Acton | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Total | 13 | 11 | 24 | ... | ... | ... | 0.26 | ... | ... |
London | ... | ... | 530 | ... | ... | 1 | 0.1 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
The following table shows the prevalence of smallpox in the country,
London and Shoreditch during recent years:—
Cases Notified.
England & Wales. | London. | Shoreditch. | |
---|---|---|---|
1929 | 10,975 | 1,905 | 246 |
1930 | 11,855 | 5,167 | 788 |
1931 | 5,665 | 1,452 | 122 |
1932 | 2,070 | 1,133 | 14 |
1933 | 631 | 530 | 29 |