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 Greenwich District]
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TABLE No. 10.
Showing the number of Deaths registered from Epidemic Diseases in the different Divisions of the District during the year 1858.
| Scarlatina. | Measles. | Hooping Cough. | Small Pox. | Diarrhoeaand Dysentery. | Fever. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwich, East | 10 | 3 | 10 | .. | 2 | 4 | 29 |
| „ Hospital | .. | .. | .. | 10 | 2 | 12 | |
| „ Union | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 20 | 23 |
| ,, West | 38 | 36 | 21 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 141 |
| Dreadnought Hospital | 1 | 1 | .. | 8 | 15 | 25 | |
| St. Paul, Deptford | 36 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 42 | 23 | 139 |
| St. Nicholas, Deptford | 6 | 5 | 3 | .. | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Total | 92 | 66 | 50 | 4 | 95 | 90 | 397 |
| Scarlatina. | Measles. | Hooping Cough. | Small Pox. | Diarrhoea & Dysentery. | Fever. | Chest. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1856 | 24 | 47 | 77 | 14 | 90 | 79 | 661 |
| 1857 | 22 | 12 | 29 | 11 | 116 | 98 | 663 |
| 1858 | 92 | 66 | 50 | 4 | 95 | 90 | 754 |
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwich, East | 240 | 244 | 484 |
| ,, West | 316 | 290 | 606 |
| St. Paul, Deptford | 568 | 537 | 1105 |
| St. Nicholas, Deptford | 127 | 123 | 250 |
| Total | 1251 | 1194 | 2445 |