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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
Hanover Square 1864
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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at St. George's Hospital. The whole number includes 129 cases
of small-pox, 73 of chicken-pox, 122 of measles, 98 of scarlet fever,
274 of whooping-cough, 6 of croup, 945 of diarrhoea, 32 of dysentery,
209 of continued fever, 245 of rheumatic fever, 77 of erysipelas,
24 of diphtheria, 17 of carbuncle. There were also 2,174
cases of bronchitis, 00 of pleurisy, and 179 of pneumonia.
VACCINATION.
| Mr. Jorden reports as follows for the year:— | |
| Successful. | Unsuccessful. |
| 1st Qr.— | 1st Qr.— |
| Primary 405 | Primary 11 |
| Secondary 707 | Secondary 170 |
| 2nd Qr.— | 2nd Qr.— |
| Primary 169 | Primary 1 |
| Secondary 25 | Secondary 4 |
| 3rd Qr.— | 3rd Qr.— |
| Primary 156 | Primary 4 |
| Secondary 3 | |
| 4th Qr.— | 4th Qr.— |
| Primary 173 | Primary 2 |
| Secondary 1 | |
Total successful 1,639
Total unsuccessful 192
Mr. Jay makes the following statement of the number of persons (including children) vaccinated during the year ending 2nd April, 1864.
| Successful. | Unsuccessful. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter vaccinated 670 | 586 | 84 |
| 2nd Quarter „ 46 | 46 | 0 |
| 3rd Quarter „ 40 | 431 | 0 |
| 4th Quarter „ 88 | 78 | 10 |
| 844 | 753 | 94 |
Of the 884 cases, 318 were primary, and 526 secondary.
ST. GEORGE 8, HANOVER SQUARE, SCHOOLS.
| Boys. | Girls. | Infants. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South-street | 250 | 216 | 168 | 634 |
| Hanover Schools, South Molton-street | 130 | 145 | 154 | 429 |
| St. Mark's Schools, North Audley-street | 126 | 117 | 164 | 407 |
| Grosvenor School | — | 100 | 120 | 220 |
| Curzon Schools | 90 | 75 | 140 | 305 |
| Farm-street School, Mixed | 26 | 24 | 26 | 76 |
| Catholic School, Davies-mews, Mixed | ||||
| School | — | — | — | 75 |
| 2,146 | ||||
*This discrepancy is owing to the last week of the quarter being included
in successful of next.