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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
St James's 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. James's, Westminster]
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| First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | Whole year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Measles | 6 | 1 | 2 | .. | 9 |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Diphtheria | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | 4 | .. | .. | 7 |
| Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Typhoid Fever | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Diarrhœa | 2 | .. | 3 | .. | 5 |
| Cholera (Infantile) | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Totals | 11 | 6 | 6 | .. | 23 |
| Continued Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Erysipelas | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Puerperal Fever | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Rheumatism | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Syphilis | .. | .. | .. | I | 1 |
| Croup | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 3 |
| Influenza | 14 | .. | .. | 1 | 15 |
| Totals | 18 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 23 |
Tables of the causes of death and other data for the year 1892
are appended.
I have the honour to remain,
Reverend Sir and Gentlemen,
Your obedient Servant,
JAMES EDMUNDS.
29, Dover Street, Piccadilly.