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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
Hampstead 1904
Report for the year 1904 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Cases of Infectious Disease occurring in each Month during 1904.
| Disease. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 55 | |
| Erysipelas | 4 | 4 | 6 | .. | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 54 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 7 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 20 | 27 | 19 | 15 | 159 | |
| Typhoid and Enteric Fever | 1 | .. | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | .. | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 26 | |
| Puerperal Fever | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Continued Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | |
| Chicken-pox | .. | .. | .. | 42 | 28 | 37 | 31 | 11 | 16 | 25 | 3 | .. | 193 | |
| Totals | 18 | 18 | 20 | 54 | 55 | 6.2 | 48 | 28 | 59 | 71 | 32 | 29 | 494 | |