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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
Heston and Isleworth 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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keeping this disease under control. A high standard of individual
cleanliness and general sanitation will do much to prevent the
spread of epidemic diseases generally and Typhoid Fever particularly.
The principal factors exerting an influence on the spread of
this disease are:—
(1) The existence of midden or pail privies;
(2) Accumulation of refuse near houses;
(3) Exposure of food stuffs to contamination in the home,
e.g., flies;
(4) The consumption of shell-fish contaminated by sewage.
The following table gives the number of cases of Typhoid Fever notified and removed to Hospital each year since 1900:—
| Year. | No. of cases notified. | No. of cases removed to Hospital. | Percentage of cases removed to Hosptial. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 7 | 3 | 42.85 |
| 1901 | 11 | 6 | 54.54 |
| 1902 | 10 | 6 | 60.00 |
| 1903 | 9 | 3 | 33.33 |
| 1904 | 15 | 9 | 60.00 |
| 1905 | 8 | 2 | 25.00 |
| 1906 | 7 | 3 | 42.85 |
| 1907 | 6 | 2 | 33.33 |
| 1908 | 6 | 4 | 66.66 |
| 1909 | 8 | 1 | 12.50 |
| 1910 | 6 | 3 | 50.00 |
| 93 | 42 | 45.16 |