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 IX.
| Small-pox. | Cholera. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Erysipelas. | Scarlet Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Typhoid Fever. | Relapsing & Continued Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agar Street | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | 1 |
| Blue Cross Street | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Castle Street | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Chapel PL, Long Acre | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Charing Cross | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Charing Cross Hospital | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Charing Cross Hotel | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Charing Cross Road | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Cockspur Street | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | l | .. | .. | 2 |
| Cranbourn Street | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | 1 |
| Craven Street | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Drury Lane | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Duke's Court | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Eagle Court | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Endell Street | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Exeter Street | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| George Court | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Haymarket | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Hop Gardens | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Hotel Cecil | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| James St., Haymarket | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| King William Street | .. | .. | .. | .. | l | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Langley Court | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Long Acre | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 6 | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 10 |
| Long's Court | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | l |
| Martlett's Court | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| May's Buildings | *1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| MercerChmbrs. Neal St. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 6 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 9 |
| Mercer Street | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
| National Liberal Club | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Neal Street | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Northumberland Av. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 5 |
| Oxendon Street | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Pall Mall | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Peabody Buildings | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 |
| Russell Street | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 |
| St. Martin's Court | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 6 |
| St. Martin's Street | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 5 |
| Scotland Yard | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Spur Street | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Strand | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Strand Buildings | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 14 |
| Suffolk Place | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Suffolk Street | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| Villiers Street | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Whitcomb Strret | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| White Hart Street | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Wilson Street | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| York Building | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 |
| York Place | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| 1 | .. | 15 | l | 11 | 71 | .. | 18 | 2 | l | 120 | |
| Number of Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the previous year, 1895 | 3 | .. | 18 | . . | 8 | 42 | .. | 14 | . . | .. | 85 |
| * This case, notified as small-pox, proved afterwards not to be such; therefore the parish was quite free from this disease during the year. | |||||||||||