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 St. Martin-in-the-Fields]
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TABLE 1V.
| Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria | Whooping Cough. | Fever. | Diarrhœa. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedfordbury | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Charing Cross Hospital | .. | .. | .. | *8 | •• | †7 | ‡1 | 16 |
| Duke's Court | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Hanover Court | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | •• | •• | 1 |
| Peabody Buildings | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | •• | 1 |
| Strand Buildings | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | •• | 1 | 1 |
| Turner's Court | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | •• | •• | 1 |
| Whitcomb Street | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| In the street | .. | .. | .. | *1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| .. | 1 | .. | 10 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 24 |
*Six of these deaths from Diphtheria, occurring: in the Charing Cross Hospital, were those of
non-parishioners, and the one who died in the street was also a non-parishioner.
†Six of these deaths from Fever, occurring in the Charing Cross Hospital, were those of
non-parishioners.
‡This death from Diarrhœa, occurring in the Charing Cross Hospital, was that of a
non-parishioner.