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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
Woolwich 1894
The sixth annual report of the health, sanitary condition, etc., etc., of the District of Woolwich for the year 1894
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Of these 327 cases, 212 were removed to Hospital, as follows:-
| Arsenal Sub-District | Dockyard Sub-District. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 106 | 57 | 163 |
| Diphtheria | 13 | 11 | 24 |
| Typhoid Fever | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Small Pox | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| Typhus Fever | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 138 | 74 | 212 |
In other words, the following cases were treated at home in their respective districts:—
| Arsenal Sub-District. | Dockyard Sub-District. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 36 | 16 | 52 |
| Diphtheria | 12 | 13 | 25 |
| Erysipelas | 18 | 12 | 30 |
| Typhoid Fever | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Puerperal Fever | 3 | 3 | |
| Total | 71 | 44 | 115 |
I note with satisfaction the greatly increased number of infectious
cases which proceed to Hospital, but I still think the number treated at
home is in excess of what might reasonably be expected. The
privileges offered to the inhabitants, of free admission to the hospitals
of the Metropolitan Asylums Board is a great boon, and one which it is
somewhat surprising is not availed of to its fullest extent. There have
however, during the past year been difficulties in the admission of cases
owing to the accommodation at the disposal of the Asylums Board
being limited, but I hope when the Brook Hospital at Shooter's Hill is
opened we shall no longer experience this drawback.
The total amount of Infectious Disease present in Woolwich during
the year has been much less than in 1893 when 426 notifications were