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 West Ham]
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TABLE showing the number of houses newly attacked with small-pox in certain areas of the Borough during each month of 1893, namely: (a) within a zone of a half-mile radius from the hospital,
1893. | Houses newly attacked with small-pox, of which situate | The same in rates per cent, of houses | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Within half-mile of hospital. | Between half-mile and one mile of hospital. | In the rest of the Borough. | Within half-mile zone. | Within half-mile to one mile zone. | Within the rest of the Borough. | |||
January | — | - | - | - | - | .00 | ||
February | — | — | 1 | — | — | .00 | ||
March | 3 | 1 | 9 | .07 | .01 | .04 | ||
April | 2 | 9 | 9 | .12 | .04 | |||
May | 14 | 10 | 24 | .36 | .13 | .11 | ||
June | 16 | 12 | 14 | .41 | .16 | .06 | ||
July | 27 | 4 | 7 | .70 | .05 | .03 | ||
August | 17 | 5 | 3 | .44 | .06 | .01 | ||
September | 10 | 9 | 2 | .26 | .12 | .00 | ||
October | 6 | 8 | 3 | .15 | .11 | .01 | ||
November | 8 | 2 | 7 | .20 | .02 | .03 | ||
December | 9 | 1 | 8 | .23 | .01 | .03 | ||
112 | 61 | 88 | 2.87 | 79 | .36 |