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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
Strand (Westminster) 1899
Annual report on the statistics and sanitary condition relating to Strand District, London for the year 1899
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THE STRAND DISTRICT, LONDON.
municate and spread the malady to others, he has not "proper
lodging and accommodation " and the Sanitary Authority may
obtain a Magistrate's Order for his compulsory removal.
TABLE IX.
Infectious Diseases notified, 1890—1899. In London.
| Year. | Small Pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria and Croup. | Enteric Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Other Continued Fevers. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas | Cholera. | Relapsing Fever. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 60 | 15,330 | 5,870 | 2,877 | 35 | 237 | 206 | 4,598 | 25 | 7 | 30,245 |
| 1891 | 114 | 11,398 | 6,412 | 3,372 | 27 | 152 | 221 | 4,764 | 23 | 39 | 26,552 |
| 1892 | 423 | 27,095 | 8,356 | 2,465 | 20 | 147 | 347 | 6,934 | 54 | 7 | 45,848 |
| 1893 | 2,813 | 36,901 | 13,694 | 3,666 | 2,2 | 205 | 397 | 9,700 | 86 | 4 | 67,485 |
| 1894 | 1,192 | 18,440 | 11,190 | 3,360 | 21 | 162 | 253 | 6,080 | 21 | 2 | 40,925 |
| 1895 | 979 | 19,757 | 11,223 | 3,506 | 14 | 105 | 236 | 5,660 | 29 | 3 | 41,512 |
| 1896 | 225 | 25,647 | 13,941 | 3,190 | 6 | 103 | 279 | 6,438 | 13 | 3 | 49,845 |
| 1897 | 104 | 22,848 | 13,199 | 3,103 | 4 | 65 | 264 | 5,800 | 38 | 1 | 45,361 |
| 1898 | 32 | 16,894 | 11,855 | 3,024 | 16 | 55 | 247 | 5,169 | 23 | 1 | 37,316 |
| 1899 | 29 | 18,089 | 13,684 | 4,452 | 13 | 69 | 326 | 5,607 | 15 | 1 | 42,285 |
| In the Strand District. | |||||||||||
| 1890 | – | 60 | 10 | 13 | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | 93 |
| 1891 | – | 33 | 13 | 19 | – | 1 | 1 | 12 | – | – | 79 |
| 1892 | 7 | 111 | 33 | 12 | – | – | 1 | 22 | – | – | 186 |
| 1893 | 30 | 143 | 79 | 11 | – | – | 1 | 22 | – | – | 286 |
| 1894 | 5 | 52 | 30 | 15 | – | 1 | – | 11 | – | – | 114 |
| 1895 | 5 | 116 | 36 | 24 | – | – | – | 17 | –– | – | 198 |
| 1896 | – | 130 | 36 | 9 | – | – | 1 | 11 | – | – | 187 |
| 1897 | 8 | 122 | 41 | 18 | – | – | – | 17 | – | – | 206 |
| 1898 | – | 45 | 50 | 9 | – | – | – | 11 | – | – | 115 |
| 1899 | – | 55 | 37 | 12 | – | – | – | 17 | – | – | 121 |
Scarlet Fever.—This disease was somewhat more prevalent in
London than in 1898.
38 cases were notified in St. Anne's, with 1 death; 32
families had 1 case each, 2 families had 3 cases each; 5 cases
occurred in Sandringham Buildings ; 10 in Newport Dwellings;
in the rest of St. Anne's Parish a second case occurred in only
one house.
17 cases occurred in the Strand Sub-District, with no deaths;
10 families had 1 case each, 2 had 2 cases each, and 1 had 3
cases. No cases occurred in any of the houses among the
members of families other than those first attached.