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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
Stoke Newington 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Stoke Newington, The Metropolitan Borough]
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As regards scarlet fever, after excluding those who had
previously suffered, and those whose illness led to the disinfection,
COMPARATIVE TABULAR STATEMENT OF FACTS ASCERTAINED DURING 1906 (FUMIGATION) AND 1907 (SPRAYING).
| scarlet fever. | Diphtheria. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906. | 1907. | 1906. | 1907. | ||
| j Number of Homes Disinfected | 125 | 249 | 41 | 108 | |
| Number of Persons in Infected Homes | 579 | 1036 | 212 | 542 | |
| 393 (about 68%) | 720 (about 70%) | 156 (about 73%) | 415 (about 76%) | ||
| Number at special risk (under 14 years) | 150(about 25.9%) | 265 (about 25.6%) | 65 (about 31%) | 216 (about 39.8%) | |
| Subsequent cases in same homes during each year. | Total | 11 | 24 | 1 | 15. |
| After 7 days | 5 | 15 | 0 | 7 | |
| From 7-60 days | 5 | 9 | 0 | 6 | |