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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. 8. INFECTIOUS DISEASES REPORTED UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1891.
| 1898. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Erysipelas. | Enteric Fever. | Membranous Croup. | Small Pox. | Puerperal Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Continued Fever. | Relapsing Fever. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6 | 19 | 7 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 40 | 88 |
| February | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21 | |
| March | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27 | |
| April | 14 | 12 | 8 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 38 | 93 |
| May | 12 | 3 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 24 | |
| June | 12 | 15 | 2 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 31 | |
| July | 9 | 19 | 10 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 42 | 117 |
| August | 6 | 18 | 2 | 7 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 35 | |
| September | 8 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 40 | |
| October | 15 | 7 | 6 | 15 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 44 | 173 |
| November | 27 | 14 | 7 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 62 | |
| December | 32 | 17 | 4 | 14 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 67 | |
| Total | 155 | 154 | 70 | 85 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | 471 | |