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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 1898
Annual report for the year ending 25th March, 1899
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Table No. 5. DEATHS FROM ZYMOTIC DISEASES IN THE TWO PARISHES, EXCLUDING DEATHS FROM ZYMOTIC DISEASES IN THE METROPOLITAN ASYLUMS BOARD'S SOUTH-EASTERN HOSPITAL, DURING THE YEAR 1898.
| 1898. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever. | Typhoid or Enteric Fever. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhœa and Dysentery. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| February | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| March | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | 21 | 3 | ... |
| April | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 13 | 5 | ... |
| May | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| June | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15 | 12 | ... |
| July | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| August | 1 | . | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 34 |
| September | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 77 |
| October | ... | ... | ... | 2 | . | 4 | 9 |
| November | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| December | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 74 | 71 | 130 | |
| Total | 297. | ||||||