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 Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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Dispensary Medical Officers in the Parish was 36,904.
Of these, 21,915 were patients at St. George's Hospital.
It appears that the whole includes 59 of Small-pox; 49
of Chicken-pox; 194 of Measles; 277 of Scarlet Fever;
109 of Whooping Cough; S of Croup; 594 of Diarrhoea;
1 of Dysentery; 87 of Continued Fever; 88 of Rheumatic
Fever; 28 of Enteric Fever; 65 of Erysipelas; 5 of
Diphtheria; 4 of Ague, and 5 of Carbuncle. There were
1,998 cases of Bronchitis; 39 of Pleurisy, and 43 of
Pneumonia.
Vaccination in the Hanover and May-fair Sub-Districts.
The following table shows the number of persons successfully vaccinated by Mr. Jay:—
Under 1 year. | Above. | Total. | |
---|---|---|---|
1st Quarter | 40 | 3 | 43 |
2nd „ | 39 | 4 | 43 |
3rd „ | 42 | 2 | 44 |
4th „ | 81 | 849 | 930 |
1,060 |
Vaccination, Belgrave District, by Dr. Webb.
Successful. | Unsuccessful. | ||
---|---|---|---|
1st Quarter. | 1st Quarter. | ||
Above 1 year | 6 | Above 1 year | 0 |
Under „ | 127 | Under „ | 0 |
2nd Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | ||
Above 1 year | 48 | Above 1 year | 0 |
Under „ | 128 | Under „ | 0 |
3rd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | ||
Above 1 year | 58 | Above 1 year | 2 |
Under „ | 106 | Under „ | 0 |
4th Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | ||
Above 1 year | 3043 | Above 1 year | 177 |
Under „ | 248 | Under „ | 2 |
3,764 | 181 |