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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TABLE III.
C ases of I nfectious D iseases N otified during the Y ear 1906.
Cases Notified in Whole District. | Total Cases Notified in each Locality. | No. of Cases of Mistaken Diagnosis. (included in preceding figures). | Cases Removed to Hospital. | ||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Notifiable Diseases. | All Ages. | Age—Periods. | River. | Dockyard. | St. Mary's. | St. George's. | Burrage. | St. Margaret's | Herbert. | Glyndon. | Central* | St. Nicholas. | Eltham. | ||||||||
Under 1 | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | 65 and upwards. | North. | South. | ||||||||||||||
Small Pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Diphtheria | 387 | 3 | 78 | 173 | 61 | 71 | 1 | 7 | 30 | 43 | 19 | 38 | 25 | 28 | 21 | 29 | 12 | 54 | 81 | 31 | 260 |
Membraneous Croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Erysipelas | 97 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 62 | 10 | ... | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 31 | 9 | ... | ... |
Scarlet Fever | 528 | 5 | 149 | 308 | 42 | 24 | ... | 18 | 33 | 52 | 19 | 31 | 29 | 39 | 32 | 59 | 52 | 107 | 57 | 12 | 411 |
Typhus | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Enteric | 40 | ... | 2 | 6 | 13 | 19 | ... | 4 | 3 | 6 | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | ... | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 1 | 28 |
Relapsing | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Continued | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Puerperal | 8 | ... | ... | ... | 5 | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... |
Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
Totals | 1060 | 13 | 237 | 493 | 127 | 179 | 11 | 30 | 73 | 106 | 43 | 74 | 61 | 84 | 57 | 100 | 77 | 205 | 150 | 54 | 699 |