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, London, Borough of]
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SAINT PANCRAS, LONDON.
A. WEEKLY NUMBER OF INFECTIOUS CASES CERTIFIED TO THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH DURING THE YEAR 1908.
| Quarters | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | Totals. | Quarters. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Months | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Months. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Week ending | 4 | 11 | 18 | 25 | Feb. 1 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 29 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 25 | May 2 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 30 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 27 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 25 | Aug. 1 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 29 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 26 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 31 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 26 | Jan.'09 2 | .. | Week ending. |
| Number of Week | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | .. | Number of We |
| Small-pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Small-pox. |
| Scarlet Fever | 15 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 28 | 22 | 28 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 18 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 957 | Scarlet Fever. |
| Diphtheria | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | .. | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 292 | Diphtheria. |
| Membranous Croup | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4 | Membranous C | |
| Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Typhus Fever. |
| Enteric Fever | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 60 | Enteric Fever. |
| Continued Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .... | .... | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Continued Fever | ||
| Relapsing Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Relapsing Fever |
| Puerperal Fever | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 | Puerperal Fever |
| Cholera | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Cholera. |
| Erysipelas | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | .. | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | a | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 156 | Erysipelas. |
| Plague | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | Plague. |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 5 | Cerebro-Spina Mening |
| Totals | 24 | 35 | 32 | 28 | 35 | 31 | 29 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 21 | 16 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 26 | 13 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 37 | 35 | 32 | 22 | 32 | 20 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 20 | 37 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 37 | 34 | 37 | 21 | 28 | 27 | 19 | 28 | 1482 | Totals. |
| Phthisis | 5 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | .. | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 249 | Phthisis. |