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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
St Giles (Camden) 1891
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Giles District]
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The following table shows the total admissions and deaths of small-pox, fever and diphtheria patients from the several metropolitan parishes:-
| Parishes and Unions. | Small-pox. | Scarlet. | Diphtheria. | Typhus. | Enteric. | Other Diseases. | Tot .1 Admissions. | Total Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. District. | Kensington | 1 | 200 | 46 | - | 24 | — | 271 | 30 |
| Fulham | — | 188 | 95 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 313 | 51 | |
| Paddington | — | 146 | 53 | - | 10 | 2 | 211 | 16 | |
| Chelsea | — | 91 | 32 | — | 11 | - | 134 | 12 | |
| St. George's | — | 172 | 45 | — | 9 | - | 226 | 20 | |
| Westminster | — | 60 | 3 | — | 9 | - | 72 | 9 | |
| N. District. | St. Marylebone | — | 248 | 59 | — | 23 | 6 | 336 | 32 I |
| St. Pancras | 1 | 406 | 70 | — | 38 | 2 | 517 | 44 | |
| Hampstead | — | 77 | 27 | — | 4 | — | 108 | 11 | |
| Islington | — | 210 | 157 | — | 37 | 3 | 407 | 72 | |
| Hackney | — | 214 | 71 | 2 | 71 | 1 | 359 | 61 | |
| C. District. | St. Giles | 1 | 55 | 5 | — | - | 3 | 64 | 5 |
| Strand | — | 28 | - | — | - | - | 28 | 1 | |
| Holborn | - | 389 | 82 | — | 52 | - | 523 | 59 | |
| City of London | — | 34 | 13 | — | 5 | — | 52 | 7 | |
| Shoreditch | 1 | 174 | 57 | — | 35 | 2 | 269 | 39 | |
| E. District. | Bethnal Green | 3 | 192 | 72 | 3 | 34 | - | 304 | 45 |
| Whitechapel | 2 | 82 | 102 | 3 | 11 | — | 200 | 53 | |
| St. George's-in-the-East | - | 58 | 58 | - | 9 | - | 125 | 19 | |
| Stepney | 4 | 80 | 25 | — | 20 | — | 129 | 15 | |
| Mile End Old Town | — | 57 | 29 | — | 26 | — | 112 | 23 | |
| Poplar | 2 | 111 | 40 | — | 51 | — | 204 | 28 | |
| S. District. | St. Saviour's | — | 316 | 79 | 1 | 39 | 2 | 437 | 63 |
| St. Olave's | 24 | 338 | 37 | — | 16 | 8 | 423 | 40 | |
| Lambeth | — | 469 | 63 | — | 26 | 8 | 566 | 50 | |
| Wandsworth and Clapham | - | 526 | 116 | - | 53 | 1 | 696 | 70 | |
| Camberwell | 2 | 209 | 22 | — | 18 | 3 | 254 | 30 | |
| Greenwich | 22 | 191 | 26 | — | 193 | 5 | 437 | 54 | |
| Woolwich | — | 63 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 86 | 5 | |
| Lewisham | — | 33 | 6 | — | 4 | — | 43 | 2 | |
| Port of London | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
| Totals | 64 | 5,417 | 1,493 | 15 | 866 | 53 | 7,908 | 966 | |
The aggregate removal of patients during the year,
including the transfer of patients from one hospital to
another, numbered 12,853.
Model Buildings tenanted by the Working Classes.
I.—Buildings belonging to the Peabody Donation Fund.
Secretary, Mr. J. Crouch, 64, Queen Street, Cheapside, E.C.
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