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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 1896

Annual report for the year ending 25th March, 1897

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Table: Table No. 6. DEATHS FROM ZYMOTIC DISEASES IN THE METROPOLITAN ASYLUMS BOARD'S SOUTH-EASTERN HOSPITAL, DURING THE YEAR 1896.

Table No. 6. DEATHS FROM ZYMOTIC DISEASES IN THE METROPOLITAN ASYLUMS BOARD'S SOUTH-EASTERN HOSPITAL, DURING THE YEAR 1896.

1896.Diphtheria.Scarlatina orScarlet FeverTyphoid orEnteric FeverMeasles.Diarrhoeaand Dysentery.Typhus Fever.
January1512...2......
February12104.........
March11842......
April14421......
May9613......
June9103.........
July1232......1
August72311...
September1451.........
October17352......
November1651.........
December1053.........
14673291111
Total 261

Table: Table No. 7. SHEWING NUMBER OF CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED IN DEPTFORD IN 1896.

Table No. 7. SHEWING NUMBER OF CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED IN DEPTFORD IN 1896.

1896.Small Pox.Diphtheria.Membranous Croup.Erysipelas.Scarlatina orScarlet Fever.Typhoid orEnteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Continued Fever.Totals.
January652...14513......126
February4373154474...114
March...27...144395...98
April...33183041178
May...40421562...1124
June24213711......129
July...361128651...141
August...261127581...123
September...34115109153...177
October...42...187313...1147
November...261186610......121
December...24...115563...99
Total1241912171759831831477