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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
Greenwich 1897
Annual report for the year ending 25th March, 1898
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Table No. 6.
DEATHS FROM ZYMOTIC DISEASES IN THE METROPOLITAN ASYLUMS BOARD'S SOUTH-EASTERN HOSPITAL, DURING THE YEAR 1897.
| 1897. | Diphtheria. | Erysipelas. | Scarlatina orScarlet Fever | Typhoid orEnteric Fever | Measles. | Diarrhœa and Dysentery. | Influenza. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7 | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | |||
| February | 7 | ... | 3 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | |||
| March | 9 | ... | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | |||
| April | 8 | ... | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | |||
| May | 13 | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| June | 5 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| July | 9 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | |||
| August | 13 | ... | 10 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | |||
| September | 10 | 1 | 10 | 6 | ... | 1 | ... | |||
| October | 7 | ... | 8 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | |||
| November | 15 | ... | 6 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | |||
| December | 20 | ... | 8 | 6 | ... | ... | ... | |||
| 123 | 2 | 69 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 237 | |||||||||
Table No. 7. SHEWING NUMBER OF CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED IN DEPTFORD IN 1897.
| 1897. | Small Pox. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Erysipelas. | Scarlatina orScarlet Fever. | Continued Fever. | Typhoid orEnteric Fever. | `Puerperal Fever. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1 | 22 | ... | 25 | 53 | ... | 5 | 2 | 108 |
| February | ... | 46 | 1 | 10 | 51 | ... | 8 | 1 | 117 |
| March | ... | 40 | ... | 12 | 45 | 1 | 8 | ... | 106 |
| April | ... | 37 | 2 | 17 | 59 | ... | 4 | 3 | 122 |
| May | ... | 34 | ... | 14 | 49 | ... | 2 | ... | 99 |
| June | ... | 30 | 1 | 17 | 79 | ... | 7 | ... | 134 |
| July | ... | 49 | ... | 10 | 52 | ... | 12 | ... | 123 |
| August | ... | 49 | ... | 15 | 47 | ... | 14 | ... | 125 |
| September | ... | 28 | 4 | 17 | 48 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 113 |
| Ootober | ... | 49 | 1 | 17 | 72 | ... | 21 | 1 | 161 |
| November | ... | 32 | ... | 13 | 37 | ... | 10 | ... | 92 |
| December | ... | 48 | ... | 19 | 40 | ... | 8 | 1 | 116 |
| Total | 1 | 464 | 9 | 186 | 632 | 2 | 112 | 10 | 1416 |