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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
Newington 1895
Fortieth annual report of the proceedings of the Vestry of the Parish of St. Mary, Newington, London...
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CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Notified to Medical Officer of Health for Newington, during the year 1895, occurring in the several Wards:—
| Small Pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Other Continued Fevers. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Membranous Group. | Cholera. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary's Ward | 4 | 88 | 95 | 10 | .. | 1 | 5 | 31 | 5 | .. | 239 |
| St. Paul's Ward | 1 | 48 | 33 | 16 | .. | .. | .. | 24 | 3 | .. | 125 |
| St. Peter's Ward | 1 | 92 | 34 | 16 | .. | .. | 1 | 42 | 3 | .. | 189 |
| St. John's Ward | 6 | 122 | 64 | 25 | .. | .. | 2 | 29 | 4 | .. | 252 |
| Trinity Ward | 7 | 64 | 36 | 20 | .. | " | 1 | 17 | 1 | .. | 146 |
| 19 | 414 | 262 | 87 | .. | 1 | 9 | 143 | 16 | .. | 951 |
DEATHS IN THE SANITARY AREA FROM THE PRINCIPAL ZYMOTIC DISEASES IN THE VARIOUS
WARDS.
| WARD. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhoea. | Phthisis. | Pneumonia and Bronchitis. | Heart Disease. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary's | 1 | 12 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 45 | 98 | 29 |
| St. Paul's | .. | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 31 | 94 | 23 |
| St. Peter's | 1 | 38 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 33 | 75 | 178 | 49 |
| St. John's | .. | 57 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 33 | 111 | 212 | 36 |
| Trinity | 2 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 42 | 103 | 22 |
| Total | 4 | 132 | 16 | 52 | 71 | 15 | 110 | 304 | 685 | 159 |