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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
Westminster 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster]
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head of the family or other persons, as mentioned in the
sub-section last quoted.
In the case of an inmate of a hospital who came to that hospital
from a distance the ordinary notification certificate must, it
seems to us, be sent to the medical officer of that district;
but it seems to us that the local medical officer is entitled,
not to a notification certificate, but to "notice" under subsection
a above quoted on the occurrence of any case of
infectious disease ; but there is no provision for paying for
this " notice."
A list of the streets with the number of cases of the principal infectious diseases occurring in such streets, is given below :—
St. Margaret's Parish.
| STREET OR PLACE. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Typhoid Fever. | Small-pox. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur-street | — | 1 | — | — |
| Ashley-gardens | 1 | — | — | — |
| Buckingham-street | — | — | 1 | — |
| Carlisle-place | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Castle-buildings | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Catherine-street | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Caxton-street | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Charles-street | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cobourg-row | 4 | 23 | 1 | — |
| Dean's-yard | — | — | 1 | — |
| Francis-street | — | 1 | - | — |
| Gardener's-lane | — | — | — | 1 |
| James-street | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Kensington-gardens | 1 | — | — | — |
| Lewisham-street | — | 1 | — | — |
| Mills-buildings | — | 1 | — | — |
| Palace-street | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Parker-street | — | — | 1 | — |
| Peabody-buildings, James-street | 1 | — | — | — |
| Queen Anne's-gate | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
| Richmond-terrace | — | — | 1 | — |
| Rutland-gate | — | 3 | 1 | — |
| Trevor-square | 2 | — | — | — |
| Victoria-street | 4 | 3 | — | — |
| Wellington-barracks | 3 | — | — | — |
| Westminster Hospital | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Wilfred-street | 1 | — | — | — |
| Willow-street | 5 | — | — | — |
| York-street | — | — | 1 | — |
The case of Small-pox mentioned above turned out to be one of Chicken-pox