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Plumstead 1893

Annual report 1893-94

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4. The Deaths from Zymotic disease amount to 14:—
Diphtheria 11
Typhoid Fever 1
Puerperal 1
Erysipelas 1
5. The number of cases of Infectious disease notified to me
during the year were:—
Scarlet Fever 82
Small-pox 4
Diphtheria 30
Typhoid Fever 6
Puerperal Fever 1
Erysipelas 11
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Forty-seven of these cases were removed to the Metropolitan
Asylums Board's Hospitals in their ambulances.
6. The Bakehouses, 17 in number, have been visited by me
twice during the year, and I have found them in a satisfactory
condition.
7. It was found necessary to apply to the Magistrate at
Greenwich for a closing order in the case of a cottage at Manor
Lane, which was granted.