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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
Battersea 1904
Report on the health of the Metropolitan Borough of Battersea for the year 1904
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I. Scarlet Fever.
| No. of days between the discharge of the first patient and the onset of the disease in the second patient. | No. of cases infected. |
|---|---|
| 4 days | 1 |
| 5 „ | 2 |
| 6 „ | 1 |
| 7 „ | 3 |
| 8 ,, | 1 |
| 10 ,, | 1 |
| 11 ,, | 1 |
| 12 ,, | 2 |
| 13 ,, | 1 |
| 14 ,, | 2 |
| 15 „ | 1 |
| 16 ,, | 1 |
| 18 ,, | 1 |
| 24 „ | 1 |
| 39 „ | 1 |
| 2. Diphtheria. | |
| 10 days | 1 |
| 12 „ | 1 |
Enteric Fever.
The case-rate, death-rate and case-mortality from Enteric
Fever since 1891 are set out in the following table:—