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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
Acton 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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There were 161 cases notified, as against 167 in 1894. The following table gives the number reported each year since the Act came into force.
| 1890. | 1891. | 1892. | 1893. | 1894. | 1895. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | — | — | 13 | 7 | 2 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 108 | 63 | 74 | 192 | 86 | 67 |
| Diphtheria | 14 | 8 | 27 | 41 | 22 | 32 |
| Membranous Croup | 4 | — | 13 | 1 | — | — |
| Typhoid Fever | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 28 |
| Continued Fever | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Erysipelas | 22 | 18 | 37 | 77 | 41 | 31 |
| 162 | 102 | 180 | 340 | 167 | 161 |
REMARKS.
I have at your request drawn up instructions to householders
regarding isolation and disinfection.
On receiving a Notification of Infectious Disease I
forward at once a copy of the pamphlet, and I find it answers its
purpose admirably and is of great assistance.
SCARLET FEVER.
It is satisfactory to see again a diminution in the number
of cases, especially when we consider the number of poor children
in the district, and the fact that an epidemic of this disease was