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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
Chelsea 1898
Annual report for 1898 of the Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
SEC. I.—STATISTICAL page.
Population of Chelsea 3
Births and Birth-rate 3
Deaths and Death-rate 4
Table of Deaths (Local Government Board Form) 9
Table of New Cases of Infectious Sickness (do.) 10
SEC. D.
Infectious Diseases—
Small-pox 11
Scarlet Fever 11
Diphtheria 11
Prevalence of Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria in the Parishes
of Western London 12
Enteric Fever 13
The Case Mortality 14
Removal of Patients to Hospital 15
Special Reports 15
SEC. III.
Work of the Public Health Department—
Summary of Nuisances and other matters reported on 17
Magisterial proceedings during 1898 19
List of Bake-houses, Cow-houses, and Slaughter-houses 22