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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
Shoreditch 1894
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, etc., etc., of the Parish of Saint Leonard, Shoreditch for the year 1894
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In the following table I have set forth the numbers of cases of infectious disease notified during the four quarters of the year, under the heading of the several notifiable infectious diseases together with the numbers and percentages of cases notified removed to hospitals.
TABLE XII.
| Disease. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter' | Fourth Quarter. | Total. | Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | 4 | 15 | 8 | ... | 27 | 2 |
| Scarlet Fever or Scarlatina | 107 | 130 | 133 | 117 | 487 | 26 |
| Diphtheria &Membranous Croup | 91 | 69 | 64 | 79 | 303 | 76 |
| Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Enteric Fever | 17 | 10 | 20 | 38 | 85 | 12 |
| Continued Fever | ... | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
| Erysipelas | 54 | 45 | 50 | 46 | 195 | 5 |
| Totals | 274 | 272 | 278 | 280 | 1104 | 123 |
| Number of cases removed to hospitals | 131 | 136 | 151 | 138 | 556 | |
| 47.4% | 50% | 54.3% | 49.2% | 50.3% |