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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 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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I found them to be cases of Chicken-pox, and the third,
which had been sent to the Small-pox Hospital before I
saw it, was returned as a case of Chicken-pox.
Of the 37 cases of Enteric Fever, 10 were certified in
November and December, and 11 in the three previous
months, so that the monthly average for the two last
months of the year (5) was not so much higher than that
of the three previous months (3.7) as it was in the years
1891-94.
c ases of Ent eric Fever.
| YEAR. | Aug., Sept. and Oct. | November and December. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Cases. | Average per month. | No. of Cases. | Average per month. | |
| 1891 | 6 | 2.0 | 12 | 6.0 |
| 1892 | 15 | 5.0 | 15 | 7.5 |
| 1893 | 16 | 5.3 | 18 | 9.0 |
| 1894 | 14 | 4.6 | 29 | 14.5 |
| 1895 | 11 | 3.7 | 10 | 5.0 |
The Table shows that, although there were fewer cases
in 1895 than in either of the three previous years, the
average per month was higher in November and December
than in August, September and October, the months in
which the seasonal prevalence of the disease takes place.
The possible cause of this was suggested in my last year's
Report, as it follows upon the delivery of insufficiently
filtered Thames water when the river is in flood.
Sanitary Work
For the Year ending Deceiiiber 28th, 1895.
The following tables, prepared by Mr. Albert Taylor,
your Chief Sanitary Inspector, show the amount of sanitary
work done. I have added the figures for 1894 for
comparison.