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 and Public Analyst for the 1916
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SCARLET FEVER.
The 86 cases of Scarlet Fever occurred in 62 houses, in one of which there were grave insanitary conditions. There were slight insanitary conditions in 8.
Year. | Death Rate for Stoke Newington. | Rate for London generally. | Rate for England and Wales. |
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School attendance was ascribed as the origin of the affection
in 2 cases. The infection was imported into the Borough in at
least 1 instance, by visits from infected persons dwelling outside.
In at least 9 cases the infection appeared to be secondary to
the infection in another member of the household.