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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
Newington 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Newington, St. Mary]
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| WARD. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhtæa. | Phthisis. | Pneumonia and Bronchitis. | Heart Disease. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ... | 14 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 20 | 62 | 79 | 20 | |
| ... | 10 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 44 | 93 | 28 | |
| ... | 9 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 1 | 21 | 46 | 127 | 24 | |
| ... | 11 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 45 | 99 | 28 | |
| 11 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 46 | 98 | 28 | ||
| ... | 15 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 26 | 43 | 124 | 22 | |
| ... | 70 | 11 | 70 | 65 | 21 | 118 | 286 | 620 | 150 |
Notified to the Medical Officer of Health for Newington, during the year 1900, occurring in the several Wards:—
| Small Pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Other Continued Fevers. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Membranous Croup. | Cholera. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Ward | ... | 76 | 79 | 8 | ... | ... | 2 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 186 |
| St. Paul's Ward | ... | 34 | 75 | 14 | ... | ... | 2 | 32 | 2 | ... | 159 |
| St. Peter's Ward | ... | 62 | 61 | 13 | ... | ... | 1 | 26 | 5 | ... | 168 |
| St. John's Ward | ... | 67 | 107 | 26 | ... | ... | 2 | 25 | 2 | ... | 229 |
| Trinity Ward | ... | 55 | 49 | 19 | ... | ... | 2 | 23 | ... | 148 | |
| All Saints' Ward | 1 | 62 | 63 | 21 | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | 1 | ... | 160 |
| 1 | 356 | 434 | 101 | ... | 10 | 134 | 13 | 1 | 1050 |