Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health, 1898
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TABLE V.
Ages, Schools and other particulars of the cases of
SCARLET FEVER AND DIPHTHERIA.
Total Cases. | AGES. | SEX. | Houses with 1 Case only. | Houses with 2 Cases | House with 3 Case. | Houses with 4 Cases or more. | No. treated in Hospital | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 1 | 1 to 5 | 5 to 19 | 10 to 20 | Over 20 | Males. | Females | ||||||||||||
SCARLET FEVER | 423 | 6 | 131 | 185 | 88 | 13 | 196 | 227 | 293 | 38 | 10 | 8 | 328 | |||||
DIPHTHERIA & MEMBRANOUS CROUP | 110 | 1 | 40 | 40 | 12 | 17 | 52 | 58 | 75 | 9 | 3 | .. | 95 | |||||
Number or Patient3 Attending Each School. | ||||||||||||||||||
Ancona Road. | Earl Street. | Vicarage Road. | Plumstead Road. | Purrett Road. | Bloomfield Road. | The Slade. | Burrage Grove. | Eglinton Road. | High Street. | Conway Road. | Knee Hill, Abbey Wood | Plum Lane. | Lee Street. | Other Schools. | ||||
On Roll 1357 | On Roll 1141 | On Roll 1149 | On Roll 1058 | On Roll 1207 | On Roll 1360 | On Roll 934 | On Roll 1053 | On Roll 1301 | On Roll 1219 | On Roll 763 | On Roll 142 | On Roll 351 | On Roll 389 | |||||
SCARLET FEVER | 37 | 52 | 32 | 23 | 13 | 31 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 29 | |||
DIPHTHERIA & MEMBRANOUS CROUP | 3 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |