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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Duration. Of the 196 cases notified during 1910, at
least 57 have since died, and of 206 notified during 1909,
at least 65 have since died (March 1st, 1910).
74. The source of infection of the notified cases was
probably as follows:—
Family or personal—Father, 6; mother, 11
brother, 4; sister, 5; husband, 2;
other members of family, 1; friends,
lodgers, etc., 4 33
Workshop and Office 9
Public House 23
Navy and Army 6
Milk 1
Undetermined 124
75. Of the 27 adults about whom information was obtained,
3 were stated to "be teetotalers, 16 temperate, and 8
intemperate.
0-1 | 1-5 | 5-15 | 15-25 | 25-45 | 45-65 | over 65 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 2 | 9 | 29 | 112 | 43 | 1 |
Sex, 130 males, 66 females.
76. Occupation. Of the 130 notified males, 36 were
Arsenal employees. The Department and Workshops affected
are as follows:—
Royal Laboratory ll
Danger Buildings 2
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