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 Lee]
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No. 4. Well Hall Cottages—Contracted at Charlton; but
sanitary conveniences of dwelling very defective.
„ 5. Cooper's Place—Near to a stagnant Pond. Died.
„ 6. High Street—No water laid on to W. C.
„ 7. Well Hall Cottages—Same as 4.
„ 8. West Chislehurst Park—A case occurred in this house
a year ago. Died.
„ 9. Elm Terrace—Water apparatus of W.C. out of order.
„ 10.
„ 11.
„ 1211,Pelham Terrace—Drains out of order, house dirty.
Two died.
The defects mentioned above have all been remedied, except No.
5, and this pond is being filled up.
Enteric, ok Typhoid Fever.
7. Ten cases were reported, but fortunately no deaths.
Nearly half of them were attributed, by the medical attendants,
to eating oysters.
No. 1. Victoria Road—No serious defects in drains. Supposed
to have contracted the disease at City Offices.
„ 2. 14, Pelham Terrace— Probably contracted by unloading
some decomposing grains.
„ 3
„ 4
15, Pelham Terrace—Probably infected by No. 2,
as the patients lived next door. They were man and
wife and the disease was doubtless predisposed to by
the dirty state of their apartments.
„ 5. Pelham Terrace—In the same house as No. 2, and
doubtless infected by him.