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 for Hammersmith Borough]
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Enteric Fever.—Eight cases were reported as due to
Enteric Fever, against four cases in the previous year. Five
cases were treated at the London County Council Hospitals,
two at the Hammersmith Hospital and one at the home
of the patient. One death was registered.
Erysipelas.—Ninety-6even cases were reported as due to
Erysipelas, against fifty-one cases in the previous year.
Twenty-nine cases were treated at the homes of the
patients, and sixty-eight in various hospitals.
Typhus Fever.—No case was reported as due to
Typhus Fever, against no case in the previous year.
Relapsing Fever.—No case was reported as due to
Relapsing Fever, against no case in the previous year.
Continued Fever.—No case was reported as due to Continued
Fever, against no case in the previous year.
Puerperal Fever.—Nine cases were reported as due to
Puerperal Fever, against two cases in the previous year.
Two cases were treated at the London County Council Hospitals
and five at Queen Charlotte's Hospital. Two cases
were treated at the homes of the patients. Six deaths were
registered from Puerperal Sepsis and two from other
accidents and diseases of pregnancy.
Puerperal Pyrexia.—Thirty-three cases were reported as
due to Puerperal Pyrexia against twenty-eight in the
previous year. Twenty-two cases were treated at the
London County Council Hospitals, one at St. George's
Hospital, five at Queen Charlotte's Hospital and five at the
homes of the patients.
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis.—Six cases of Cerebro-Spinal
Meningitis were reported against eight cases in the
previous year. Four cases were treated at the Isolation
Hospitals of the London County Council, one at St.
Charles' Hospital, and one at the West London Hospital.
Four deaths were registered.