Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1896
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TABLE IV.
| Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria | Whooping Cough. | Fever. | Diarrhoea. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedfordbury | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | 1 |
| Castle Street | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | |
| Chapel Place, Long Acre | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Charing Cross Hospital | .. | .. | .. | *3 | †2 | ‡8 | §1 | 14 |
| Cockspur Street | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Cranbourn Street | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | i | .. | 1 |
| Drury Lane | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Langley Court | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Long Acre | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Mercer Chambers, Neal Street | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | |
| Mercer Street | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Monmouth Court | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Northumberland Avenue | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| St. Martin's Court | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Strand Buildings | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Turner's Court | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Whitcomb Street | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| White Hart Street | .. | 3 | .. | . . | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| .. | 9 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 36 |
* These three deaths from Diphtheria, occurring in the Charing Cross Hospital, were those of
non-parishioners.
† One of these deaths from Whooping Cough, occurring in the Charing Cross Hospital, was
that of a non-parishioner.
‡ Seven of these deaths from Fever, occurring in the Charing Cross Hospital, were those
of non-parishioners.
§ This death from Diarrhoea, occurring in the Charing Cross Hospital was that of a
non-parishioner.