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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

Bethnal Green 1866

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green, Parish of St. Matthew ]

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Table: The following Table shews the number of Deaths from Cholera and Diarrhoea for each week during the epidemic of 1866, comparing them with those that took place from the same causes during the corresponding period of the year 1865.

The following Table shews the number of Deaths from Cholera and Diarrhoea for each week during the epidemic of 1866, comparing them with those that took place from the same causes during the corresponding period of the year 1865.

1866.1865.
Cholera.Diarrhoea.Cholera.Diarrhœa.
May 121..May 13..2
„ 19....„ 20....
„ 26....„ 27..2
June 211June 3..1
„ 9..2„ 10..3
,, 16..1„ 17..6
„ 23..2„ 2413
„ 3014July 116
July 716„ 827
„ 1437„ 15..10
„ 21439„ 2219
289023„ 29213
Aug. 416627Aug. 514
„ 1110821„ 12..12
„186911„ 1918
.„ 253010„ 26..1
Sept. 1247Sept. 2..4
„ 869„ 9..2
.„ 15149„ 16..2
„ 2283.„ 23..2
„ 29126„ 3015
Oct. 6104Oct. 7..2
„ 1383„ 14..3
.„ 2072„ 21..2
„ 2761„ 28..3
Nov. 3. .2Nov 4..3
„ 10..1„ 11....
„ 1731„ 18..1
„ 24....„ 25..2
Dec. 1....Dec. 2....
„ 8....„ 9....
„ 1511„ 16..2
„ 22....„ 23....
„ 29....,, 30..1
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It will be seen that Cholera reached, its culminating point in the week
ending August 4th, when there was 166 deaths registered from that
disease alone; it then gradually decreased until the week ending December
15th, when the last death took place.