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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
Greenwich 1902
The annual report made to the Council of the Metropolitan Borough of Greenwich for the year 1902
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Summary of Cases of Infections Disease notified during the 1st Quarter (13 weeks) ending 29th March, 1902.
| Notifiable Disease. | Casks Notified in Whole District. | Total Cases notified in each Locality. | No. ok Casks removed to Hospital from each Locality. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | Greenwich East. | Greenwich West. | St. Nicholas, Deptford. | Charlton. | Kidbrooke. | Greenwich East. | Greenwich West. | St. Nicholas, Deptford. | Charlton. | Kidbrooke. | ||||||
| Under 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | ||||||||||||
| Small-pox | 58 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 2 | 29 | 12 | 3 | 14 | ... | 29 | 12 | 3 | 14 | ... |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria | 41 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 8 | ... | 17 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Membranous Croup | 2 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 28 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| Scarlet Fever | 100 | 3 | 25 | 60 | 10 | 2 | ... | 37 | 48 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 36 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Typhus Fever | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 6 | ... | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Relapsing Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Continued Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Chicken-pox | 172 | 25 | 86 | 61 | ... | ... | ... | 106 | 33 | 15 | 17 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Phthisis | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 408 | 32 | 133 | 142 | 35 | 61 | 5 | 203 | 119 | 36 | 47 | 3 | 77 | 60 | 12 | 26 | 2 |