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 Whitechapel]
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CASES OF INFECTIOUS SICKNESS IN RETUENS OF METROPOLITAN ASYLUMS' BOARD FEVER HOSPITALS, AND
HIGHGATE SMALL-POX HOSPITAL.
| 1897. | SMALLPOX. | SCARLET FEVER. | DIPHTHERIA. | ENTERIC FEVER. | SMALLPOX. | SCARLET FEVER. | DIPHTHERIA. | ENTERIC FEVER. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total in Hospital. | New Cases. | Total in Hospitals. | New Cases. | Total in Hospitals. | New Cases. | Total in Hospitals. | New Cases. | 1896. | Total in Hospital. | New Cases. | Total in Hospitals. | New Cases. | Total in Hospitals. | New Oases. | Total in Hospitals. | New Cases. | |
| 1st week | 2 | - | 3597 | 290 | 867 | 104 | 118 | 17 | 27th week | - | - | 2885 | 349 | 914 | 163 | 77 | 20 |
| 2nd „ | 3 | 1 | 3414 | 208 | 862 | 108 | 106 | 9 | 28th ,, | - | - | 2903 | 381 | 927 | 136 | 78 | 23 |
| 3rd „ | 2 | - | 3354 | 245 | 881 | 93 | 109 | 18 | 39th „ | - | - | 2976 | 396 | 947 | 122 | 81 | 16 |
| 4th „ | 9 | 7 | 3311 | 254 | 902 | 116 | 110 | 12 | 30th ,, | 1 | 1 | 3106 | 360 | 962 | 139 | 82 | 21 |
| 5th „ | 21 | 12 | 3153 | 245 | 883 | 95 | 97 | 12 | 31st „ | 1 | - | 3289 | 376 | 999 | 149 | 93 | 17 |
| 6th „ | 38 | 20 | 3050 | 226 | 877 | 104 | 97 | 18 | 32nd ,, | - | - | 3341 | 347 | 1027 | 158 | 119 | 35 |
| 7th „ | 34 | 3 | 2901 | 227 | 853 | 104 | 111 | 29 | 33rd „ | - | - | 3400 | 340 | 1018 | 102 | 120 | 19 |
| 8th „ | 43 | 18 | 2817 | 237 | 855 | 102 | 94 | 8 | 34th ,, | - | - | 3448 | 356 | 1011 | 121 | 133 | 33 |
| 9th „ | 43 | 6 | 2746 | 211 | 846 | 112 | 86 | 10 | 35th „ | - | - | 3528 | 371 | 975 | 131 | 142 | 31 |
| 10th „ | 30 | - | 2685 | 218 | 834 | 97 | 86 | 21 | 36th „ | - | - | 3579 | 370 | 982 | 140 | 155 | 28 |
| 11th „ | 29 | 2 | 2622 | 206 | 113 | 80 | 15 | 37th ,, | - | - | 3653 | 376 | 1000 | 156 | 159 | 29 | |
| 12th „ | 21 | 2 | 2585 | 224 | 808 | 91 | 82 | 11 | 38th „ | - | - | 3697 | 358 | 1021 | 167 | 170 | 28 |
| 13th „ | 17 | - | 2512 | 219 | 777 | 93 | 75 | 8 | 39th „ | - | - | 3577 | 349 | 1039 | 173 | 173 | 22 |
| 71 | 3010 | 1332 | 188 | 1 | 4735 | 1849 | 322 | ||||||||||
| 40th „ | - | - | 3692 | 400 | 1050 | 157 | 173 | 22 | |||||||||
| 14th „ | 16 | 1 | 2449 | 224 | 777 | 103 | 76 | 14 | 41st ,, | - | - | 3725 | 440 | 1045 | 155 | 176 | 28 |
| 15th ,, | 11 | 1 | 2406 | 216 | 757 | 83 | 59 | 5 | 42nd „ | - | - | 3585 | 342 | 1057 | 153 | 190 | 28 |
| 16th ,, | 7 | - | 2442 | 269 | 774 | 96 | 67 | 15 | 43rd ,, | - | - | 3682 | 416 | 1043 | 168 | 175 | 26 |
| 17th „ | 12 | 6 | 2380 | 223 | 767 | 102 | 61 | 6 | 44th ,, | - | - | 3680 | 339 | 1056 | 164 | 166 | 20 |
| 18th ,, | 11 | 3 | 2385 | 231 | 775 | 107 | 50 | 5 | 45th ,, | - | - | 3777 | 460 | 1066 | 149 | 160 | 25 |
| 19th „ | 15 | 6 | 2410 | 239 | 761 | 94 | 48 | 7 | 46th „ | - | - | 3792 | 397 | 1064 | 150 | 103 | 27 |
| 20th ,, | 13 | 1 | 2508 | 311 | 785 | 108 | 38 | 7 | 47th „ | - | - | 3818 | 375 | 1052 | 158 | 155 | 19 |
| 21st „ | 12 | - | 2546 | 278 | 786 | 122 | 51 | 21 | 48th ,, | - | - | 3811 | 328 | 1056 | 147 | 155 | 19 |
| 22nd „ | 4 | - | 2601 | 274 | 796 | 127 | 61 | 17 | 49th , | - | - | 3806 | 319 | 1110 | 165 | 151 | 21 |
| 23rd „ | 2 | - | 2637 | 255 | 816 | 121 | 65 | 13 | 50th „ | - | - | 3733 | 260 | 1109 | 166 | 138 | 19 |
| 24th ,, | - | - | 2670 | 274 | 840 | 124 | 68 | 13 | 51st „ | - | - | 3619 | 222 | 1086 | 143 | 129 | 11 |
| 25 th „ | - | - | 2789 | 267 | 836 | 119 | 70 | 14 | 52nd ,, | - | - | 3572 | 273 | 1070 | 142 | 166 | 16 |
| 26 th ,, | - | - | 2821 | 310 | 869 | 152 | 70 | 11 | |||||||||
| 18 | 3371 | 1458 | 148 | 4571 | 2017 | 281 | |||||||||||
| 90 | 15687 | 6656 | 939 | ||||||||||||||
| Total Year's Admissions | 23,372 | ||||||||||||||||