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 St James's, Westminster]
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and thus these diseases arc propagated in spite of
every warning and precaution.
The following Tables shew the number of deaths
from the most common forms of zymotic disease
during the last four years:—
1855.
Names of Diseases.
St. James's
Square.
Golden
Square.
Berwlok
Street.
Total.
Small Pox,
1
1
1
3
Measles,
2
5
0
7
Scarlet Fever,
13
8
6
27
Hooping Cough,
24
29
7
60
Diarrhœa
3
5
3
11
Typhus,
7
6
9
22
Total,
50
54
26
130
1856.
Small Pox
1
3
1
5
Measles
9
1
1
11
Scarlet Fever,
10
3
3
16
Hooping Cough,
12
7
7
26
Diarrhœa,
5
7
3
15
Typhus,
1
7
4
12
Total,
38
28
19
85
1857.
Small Pox,
..
..
..
..
Measles
6
5
2
13
Scarlet Fever
4
7
2
13
Hooping Cough,
9
13
4
20
Diarrhœa
14
14
3
31
Typhus
4
1
5
10
Total,
37
40
16
93
1858.
Small Pox,
• •
• •
..
Measles
1
7
2
10
Scarlet Fever & Diphtheria
12
9
8
29
Hooping Cough,
5
9
4
18
Diarrhœa,
5
3
4
12
Typhus,
1
..
..
1
Total
24
28
18
70