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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
Hanover Square 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square]
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| Disease. | 1800. | 1891. | 1892. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simple continued Fever | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Diarrhœa | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Cholera | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 22 | 21 | 25 |
| Influenza | 8 | 11 | 21 |
Table Vb.
Deaths of Parishioners from the principal Infectious Diseases and from Diarrhoea in the Belgravia Sub-District:
| Disease. | 1890. | 1891. | 1892. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small-Pox | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Measles | 35 | 11 | 43 |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Diphtheria | 12 | 9 | 17 |
| Whooping Cough | 40 | 18 | 15 |
| Typhus Fever | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enteric (or Typhoid) Fever | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| Simple continued Fever | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Diarrhœa | 26 | 28 | 19 |
| Cholera | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 121 | 79 | 107 |
| Influenza | 19 | 35 | 54 |
Taking these diseases separately, according to the order
in which they are placed in Table V., we find that:—
Small-Pox caused no death in the Parish, and no deaths
of our Parishioners in Public Institutions outside of the
Parish.
Measles: no less than 49 deaths (48 of Parishioners) were
caused by this disease, as against 13 in 1891, 49 in 1890,
and 49 in 1889, the average for the previous 10 years