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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
St Giles (Camden) 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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TABLE XI.—
| Locality. | Small-Pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria. | Fever. | Diarrhoea. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward | _ | 8 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 47 |
| Shelton Street (Al | ||||||||
| wych Buildings) | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Smart's Buildings | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Southampton Mews | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Southampton Row | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Stacey Street | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| West Street | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| White Lion Street, Little | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| Wild Street, Great | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (Peabody Bldgs.) | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 5 |
| Wild Street, Little | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Total | — | 9 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 63 |
Nine of these deaths occurred in Institutions belonging
to the Asylums Board, and 8 in General Hospitals.