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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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Scarlet Fever. This year there has been a diminution
in the number of Scarlet Fever cases.
Last year there were 178 cases notified, and five deaths,
and this year 155 cases and four deaths, one of which occurred
in the outlying districts.
The following may be of interest:—
| 1893 | 417 Notified Cases | 12 Deaths | |||
| 1894 | 270 „ „ | 11 „ | |||
| 1895 | 256 „ „ | 6 „ | |||
| 1896 | 394 „ „ | 21 „ | |||
| 1897 | 178 „ „ | 5 „ | |||
| 1898 | 155 „ „ | 4 „ | |||
Enteric or Typhoid Fever. Last year there were 35
cases of Enteric Fever reported, and eight deaths. This year the
number is 85, the fatal cases being 21.
In common with other parts of the Metropolis during the
months of September and October, there was a large increase in
the number of Enteric Fever Cases.
In Company with your Inspector Wilson), I visited a
great many of the houses, and found that the Sanitary condition
in most cases was good.
The majority of cases were those of children of school age
Others were between 16 and 30.
In the case of the children, many of them had partaken of ice
creams, and it was thought possible that they were made in places
where the sanitary arrangements were bad. Inquiry was made,