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Report of the Medical Officer of Health, for the last Quarter, 1856. 7
TABLE 5.—Cases of Sickness among the Out-door Poor.
Weeks
Kent Road, Mr. Babbage
London Road, Mr. Wakem
Borough Road, Mr. Davies
Old Cases
New Cases
total
Old Cases
New Cases
Total
Old Cases
New Cases
Total
1
26
32
58
31
41
72
41
27
68
2
29
26
55
47
47
78
48
29
77
3
24
28
52
30
30
60
59
22
81
4
26
38
64
36
18
54
66
34
100
5
35
21
56
30
22
52
67
22
89
6
34
20
54
35
25
60
65
35
100
7
32
24
56
36
24
60
79
37
116
8
7
21
40
41
37
78
85
39
124
9
35
30
65
59
25
84
52
25
78
10
34
24
58
38
25
63
69
35
104
11
31
18
48
62
17
79
81
15
96
12
33
22
55
46
21
67
69
25
94
13
42
22
64
41
26
67
67
19
86
Total
408
326
734
532
342
874
848
365
1213
Grand Total—Old Cases, 1788, New Cases, 1033 = 2821. N.B.—It should be here remarked, that " Old Cases" means only those
eases of Illness that remain on the books more than one week, and consequently involve repetitions of the same case.
TA BLE 6.—State of the Sick Wards in the Workhouse.
Diseases
Sexes
Ages
Deaths
Males
Females
Under 5 years
From 5 to 10 years
From 10 to 20 years
From 20 to 40 years
From 40 to 60 years
From 60 to 70 years
From 70 to 80 years
From 80 to 90 years
Over 90 years
Total
Small Pox
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Measles
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Scarlatina
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
••
...
Hooping Cough
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Diarrhoea and Dysentery
Cholera
1
3
...
...
...
2
I
...
1
...
...
4
...
Fever
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Erysipelas
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Puerperal Fever
...
. . .
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
Lung Diseases, except Phthisis
1
23
3
...
1
3
8
6
3
...
...
24
5
Phthisis
1
1
...
...
...
1
...
1
...
...
...
2
2
Hydrocephalus, Tabes, Scrophala,
Spasmodic Croup, Convulsions of
Infants
2
3
5
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
5
3
Mental Disease
5
5
...
...
...
3
1
1
...
...
...
10
...
Infirmity
2
1
...
...
...
...
...
...
2
1
...
3
...
Other Diseases, chiefly Chronic
24
55
...
...
13
27
18
12
6
l
...
79
...
Violence, Privation, Poison,
and Premature Birth
1
...
...
...
••
...
...
1
...
...
...
1
...
Labors
...
25
...
...
7
18
(4 still born 21 living)
25
...
Itch and uncleanly dis-eases
not included above
1
1
...
...
...
...
2
...
...
...
...
2
...
Total
38
117
10
...
21
54
30
21
12
2
...
155
Remaining in Sick Wards from preceding Quarter
134
Total Sick in Wards during Quarter
289