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 THE RETURNS OF THE METROPOLITAN ASYLUMS' BOARD, THE LONDON FEVER HOSPITAL, FROM THE REGISTRAR GENERAL'S RETURNS.
1898. | SCARLET FEVER. | DIPHTHERIA. | ENTERIC FEVER. | 1898. | SCARLET FEVER. | DIPHTHERIA. | ENTERIC FEVER. | ||||||
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Total in Hospital. | New Cases. | Total in Hospital. | New Cases. | Total in Hospital. | New Cases. | Total in Hospital. | New Cases. | Total in Hospital. | New Cases. | Total in Hospital. | New Cases. | ||
1st week | 3450 | 239 | 1062 | 134 | 111 | 20 | 27th week | 2250 | 237 | 1013 | 155 | 62 | 15 |
2nd „ | 3253 | 215 | 1023 | 113 | 110 | 15 | 28th „ | 2314 | 265 | 1033 | 156 | 68 | 12 |
3rd „ | 3149 | 248 | 1045 | 125 | 100 | 17 | 29th „ | 2355 | 276 | 1034 | 151 | 85 | 23 |
4th „ | 3061 | 244 | 1062 | 163 | 106 | 15 | 30th „ | 2321 | 232 | 1022 | 128 | 87 | 15 |
5th „ | 2964 | 209 | 1054 | 155 | 96 | 9 | 31st „ | 2326 | 224 | 1024 | 119 | 97 | 23 |
6th „ | 2871 | 232 | 1042 | 135 | 93 | 15 | 32nd „ | 2293 | 201 | 953 | 86 | 106 | 20 |
7th „ | 2781 | 233 | 1058 | 147 | 87 | 14 | 33rd „ | 2241 | 187 | 937 | 113 | 106 | 18 |
8th „ | 2674 | 199 | 1061 | 125 | 84 | 7 | 34th „ | 2178 | 182 | 903 | 100 | 115 | 21 |
9th „ | 2534 | 175 | 1047 | 128 | 82 | 13 | 35th „ | 2240 | 238 | 869 | 117 | 118 | 23 |
10th „ | 2445 | 197 | 1027 | 122 | 84 | 15 | 36th „ | 2300 | 273 | 893 | 144 | 119 | 25 |
11th „ | 2419 | 255 | 1024 | 143 | 79 | 14 | 37th „ | 2319 | 242 | 916 | 158 | 127 | 24 |
12th „ | 2377 | 239 | 1009 | 121 | 64 | 7 | 38th „ | 2353 | 288 | 964 | 155 | 128 | 26 |
13th „ | 2371 | 191 | 1022 | 133 | 72 | 10 | 39th „ | 2459 | 300 | 1027 | 197 | 155 | 36 |
Total | 36349 | 2876 | 13536 | 1744 | 1177 | 171 | Total | 29949 | 3145 | 12588 | 1779 | 1373 | 281 |
40th „ | 2606 | 358 | 1052 | 180 | 176 | 35 | |||||||
14 th „ | 2421 | 234 | 1004 | 121 | 62 | ii | 41st „ | 2915 | 381 | 1169 | 187 | 214 | 44 |
15th „ | 2384 | 217 | 962 | 109 | 61 | 13 | 42nd „ | 3024 | 335 | 1186 | 151 | 2.33 | 45 |
16th „ | 2334 | 241 | 953 | 105 | 67 | 14 | 43rd „ | 2728 | 357 | 1125 | 183 | 191 | 38 |
17th „ | 2302 | 205 | 930 | 110 | 59 | 10 | 44th „ | 3092 | 318 | 1241 | 174 | 230 | 39 |
18th „ | 2271 | 209 | 942 | 133 | 54 | 3 | 45th „ | 3188 | 340 | 1251 | 179 | 242 | 43 |
19th „ | 2246 | 229 | 949 | 131 | 57 | 11 | 46th „ | 3259 | 319 | 1251 | 187 | 252 | 45 |
20th „ | 2241 | 223 | 953 | 130 | 55 | 8 | 47th „ | 3162 | 234 | 1250 | 157 | 267 | 53 |
21st „ | 2195 | 256 | 923 | 144 | 54 | 10 | 48th „ | 3142 | 264 | 1274 | 168 | 286 | 47 |
22nd „ | 2207 | 220 | 973 | 147 | 55 | 14 | 49th „ | 3090 | 276 | 1314 | 206 | 286 | 29 |
23rd „ | 2169 | 206 | 1001 | 150 | 44 | 7 | 50th „ | 3043 | 260 | 1310 | 155 | 285 | 43 |
24th „ | 2194 | 230 | 1018 | 134 | 47 | 12 | 51st „ | 2901 | 221 | 1261 | 171 | 266 | 40 |
25th „ | 2238 | 231 | 999 | 126 | 52 | 12 | 52nd „ | 2939 | 225 | 1248 | 166 | 255 | 30 |
26th „ | 2205 | 204 | 976 | 120 | 53 | 8 | Total | 39089 | 3888 | 15932 | 2264 | 3183 | 531 |
Total | 29407 | 2905 | 12583 | 1660 | 720 | 133 | Year's total | 134794 | 12814 | 54639 | 7447 | 645-3 | 1116 |