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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
City of London 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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The following Table gives a comprehensive account of the result of the experiments :—
| Street or Place. | No. of House. | Sex. | Age. | Disease. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Bridge Street | 18 | M | 3 | Scarlet Fever. |
| New Broad Street | 41-42 | M | 5 | Varicella. |
| Ditto | 54 | F | 34 | Erysipelas. |
| Newbury Street | 2 | M | 42 | Phthisis. |
| Ditto | 11 | F | 48 | Ditto. |
| Nicholas Lane | 36 | F | 3 | Chicken-pox. |
| Ditto | 37 | F | 6 | Ditto. |
| North Block, Artizans' Dwellings | 3 | F | 23 | Variola. |
| Ditto, ditto | 7 | F | 52 | Erysipelas. |
| Ditto, ditto | 12 | F | 13 | Diphtheria. |
| Ditto, ditto | 15 | F | 2½ | Scarlet Fever. |
| Ditto, ditto | 19 | F | 4 | Diphtheria. |
| Ditto, ditto | 19 | M | 1 4/12 | Ditto. |
| Ditto, ditto | 23 | F | 1 9/12 | Ditto. |
| Ditto, ditto | 30 | F | 3 | Varicella. |
| Ditto, ditto | 60 | F | 10 | Diphtheria. |
| Ditto, ditto | 61 | F | 1 8/12 | Varicella. |
| Norton Folgate | 105a | F | 4 | Ditto. |
| Old Broad Street (City of London Club) | ... | F | 32 | Enteric Fever. |
| Pemberton Row | 3 | F | 0 9/12 | Varicella. |
| Poultry (Grocers' Hall) | ... | F | 8 | Chicken-pox. |
| Ditto | ... | M | 9 | Ditto. |
| Priest Court | 3 | M | 2 | Varicella. |
| Prince's Block, Artizans' Dwellings | 8 | F | 8 | Diphtheria. |
| Ditto, ditto | 34 | M | 4 | Ditto. |
| Ditto, ditto | 52 | F | 3 | Ditto. |
| Providence Place | 10 | F | 64 | Erysipelas. |
| Ditto | 11 | F | 14 | Diphtheria. |
| Ditto | 12 | F | 6 | Ditto. |
| Ditto | 15 | F | 5½ | Chicken-pox. |
| Queen's Block, Artizans' Dwellings | 14 | M | 3 | Membranous Croup. |
| Ditto, ditto | 22 | F | 3 | Chicken-pox. |
| Ditto, ditto | 44 | M | 2 | Ditto. |
| Ditto, ditto | 50 | M | 2½ | Ditto. |
| Railway Place (Railway Tavern) | ••• | M | 6 | Varicella. |
| Redcross Street Fire Station | 12 | M | 6 | Scarlet Fever. |
| Red Lion Court | 11 | F | 6 | Diphtheria. |
| Red Lion Passage | 1 | M | 11 | Scarlet Fever. |
| Robin Hood Court Casual Wards | ••• | F | 63 | Erysipelas. |
| Robin Hood Court Infirmary | ••• | F | 30 | Continued Fever. |
| Rose Alley | 6 | F | 3 | Scarlatina. |
| St. Bartholomew's Hospital | ••• | M | 19 | Scarlet Fever. |
| Ditto | ... | F | 27 | Ditto. |
| Ditto | ... | F | 22 | Diphtheria. |
| Ditto | ... | F | 25 | Scarlet Fever. |
| Ditto | ... | F | 23 | Ditto. |
| Ditto | ... | F | 25 | Diphtheria. |
| Ditto | ... | F | 26 | Scarlet Fever. |
| Ditto | ... | F | 23 | Diphtheria. |
| Ditto | ... | F | 23 | Ditto. |
| Ditto | ... | F | 26 | Ditto. |
| Ditto | ... | F | 31 | Ditto. |
| Ditto | ... | F | 31 | Erysipelas. |
| Ditto | ... | F | 23 | Scarlet Fever. |
| Ditto | ... | F | 25 | Ditto. |
| Ditto | ... | F | 26 | Enteric Fever. |
| St. Dunstan's Alley | 4a | F | 28 | Typhoid Fever. |
| St. Helen's Place | 1a | F | 65 | Erysipelas. |
| St. Martin's House, Gresham Street | 1 | M | 3 | Scarlet Fever. |
| St. Mary-at-Hill | 26 | F | 20 | Ditto. |
| St. Mary Axe | 11 | M | 28 | Smail-pox. |