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Hanover Square 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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Twelve of the cases of Enteric Fever were contracted
outside of the Parish, 3 of them at Maidstone.
Of the 39 cases of Enteric Fever, only 6 were certified in
November and December, and 16 in the three previous
months, so that the monthly average for the last two
months of the year (3.0) was lower than that of the three
previous months (5.3).
Cases of Enteric 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 |
| 1896 | 15 | 5.0 | 15 | 7.5 |
| 1897 | 16 | 5.3 | 6 | 3.0 |
It will be seen from the Table that this is the first time
since 1891 that the average per month of cases of Enteric
Fever in November and December has been less than
during the three previous months.
As, however, some of the cases were traced to the
Maidstone epidemic, I have ascertained the number of cases
contracted outside of the Parish during the months in
question and found them to be no less than 7 during
August, September and October, and only 2 during November
and December, so that the number of cases among
Parishioners was 9 during August, September and October,
and 4 during November and December, giving a monthly
average of 3 during the first three months and 2 during
the last two months, and thus showing that the general
rule for this Parish has been reversed during 1897.