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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
Stoke Newington 1899
Report of the Medical Officer of Health and Public Analyst for the year 1899
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TABLE B 2.
Cases of Infectious Disease notified during cach month of the year 1899.
| Small-pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria | Membranous Croup. | Typhoid Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | .. | 17 | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 20 |
| February | .. | 10 | 4 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 17 |
| March | .. | 5 | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| April | .. | 9 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 12 |
| May | .. | 14 | 5 | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 25 |
| June | .. | 16 | 3 | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 25 |
| July | .. | 6 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| August | .. | 12 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 18 |
| September | .. | 21 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 5 | 27 |
| October | .. | 28 | 3 | .. | 1 | 1 | 5 | 38 |
| November | .. | 31 | 4 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 40 |
| December | .. | 9 | 5 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 18 |
| Totals | .. | 178 | 31 | .. | 16 | 8 | 30 | 263 |
The Infectious Sickness Rate for London generally was 9.3,
and of the 43 Sanitary Areas situated within the Metropolis, the
lowest rates were those of St. Giles (5.0), St. George, Hanover
Square (5.1), Strand (5.3), St. Martin's-in-the-Fields (5.4), and
the highest were Plumstead, St. George, Southwark, Rotherhithe,
Bermondsey and Lewisham, all of which exceeded 13.
124 of the cases notified were removed from their homes to
Isolation Hospitals, as against 114 in the preceding year.