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 St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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tions. An essential part of these recommendations was that
Small Pox Hospitals should be so constructed as to permit the
destruction of all air which the wards have contained. If the
special incidence of disease in the hospitals' neighbourhood has
been the result of air-borne infection, there is hope that the
aggregation of Small-Pox cases may still be practised in
institutions constructed so as to ensure this object.
No. of cases admitted into the Highgate Small-Pox Hospital during each week, and remaining at end of each week.
1880. | Cases Admitted during the week. | Cases remaining at end of week. | 1880. | Cases Admitted during the week. | Cases remaining at end of week. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
January 10 | 5 | 6 | July 10 | 2 | 10 |
17 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 9 |
24 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 9 |
31 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 9 |
February 7 | 1 | 1 | August 7 | 1 | 8 |
14 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 11 |
21 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 7 |
28 | 7 | 12 | 28 | 4 | 11 |
March 6 | 2 | 12 | September 4 | 2 | 10 |
13 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 9 |
20 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 9 |
27 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 1 | 7 |
April 3 | 7 | 19 | October 2 | 1 | 8 |
10 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 8 |
17 | 7 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 9 |
24 | 10 | 26 | 23 | 0 | 7 |
May 1 | 3 | 21 | 30 | 2 | 7 |
8 | 8 | 24 | November 6 | 4 | 9 |
15 | 7 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 9 |
22 | 7 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 15 |
29 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 4 | 17 |
June 5 | 4 | 19 | December 4 | 7 | 21 |
12 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 30 |
19 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 26 |
26 | 2 | 11 | 1881 25 | 7 | 28 |
July 3 | 3 | 10 | January 1 | 6 | 28 |
1881 | 1881 | ||||
January 8 | 24 | March 5 | 24 | 56 | |
15 | 5 | 26 | 12 | 25 | 60 |
22 | 11 | 27 | 19 | 37 | 74 |
29 | 7 | 30 | 26 | 17 | 74 |
February 5 | 20 | 37 | April 2 | 33 | 87 |
12 | 16 | 46 | 9 | 21 | 77 |
19 | 15 | 53 | 16 | 28 | 85 |
26 | 8 | 43 | 23 | 29 | 95 |