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 Woolwich]
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Nature of Disease. | Number of Persons Attended. | Articles Disinfected. | Total. | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Beds. | Blankets. | Bolsters. | Counterpanes. | Palliasses and Mattresses. | Pillows. | Sheets. | Sundries. | Wearing Apparel (pieces). | |||
Scarlet Fever | 188 | 203 | 340 | 129 | 189 | 213 | 302 | 321 | 1038 | 1129 | 3864 |
Diphtheria | 67 | 83 | 102 | 61 | 73 | 89 | 133 | 147 | 341 | 392 | 1421 |
Small-pox | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 8 | 47 |
Enteric Fever | 50 | 59 | 105 | 50 | 68 | 112 | 83 | 142 | 209 | 196 | 1024 |
Typhus Fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Erysipelas | 32 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
Puerperal Fever | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | s | 7 | 9 | 36 |
Total | 340 | 350 | 554 | 244 | 336 | 422 | 526 | 621 | 1621 | 1738 | 6412 |
The case of Small-pox was found to be one of Chicken-pox.