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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 (Camberwell) 1874
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Camberwell]
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The following table shows the deaths from
these diseases in periods of 3 months from the
beginning of 1871 to the end of 1874, and the totals for these years.
The comparison between this year and the three previous years is on the whole favourable.
| Hooping Cough. | Measles. | Diphtheria. | Scarlet Fever. | Fever. | Small Pox. | Diarrhoea. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1871. | |||||||
| 1st Quarter | 11 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 23 | 7 |
| 2nd ,, | 10 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 59 | 3 |
| 3rd „ | 4 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 39 | 111 |
| 4th „ | 25 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 32 | 15 |
| 1872. | |||||||
| 1st Quarter | 64 | 11 | 0 | 67 | 17 | 30 | 5 |
| 2nd ,, | 33 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 10 |
| 3rd „ | 24 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 98 |
| 4th ,, | 11 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| 1873. | |||||||
| 1st Quarter | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 2nd ,, | 11 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
| 3rd „ | 17 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 105 |
| 4th „ | 18 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| 1874. | |||||||
| 1 st Quarter | 31 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 |
| 2nd ,, | 28 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| 3rd ,, | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 74 |
| 4th „ | 8 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 4 |
| 1871—Total | 50 | 29 | 9 | 60 | 40 | 153 | 136 |
| 1872— „ | 46 | 1 | 86 | 38 | 41 | 124 | |
| 1873- „ | 60 | 49 | 7 | 17 | 38 | 2 | 137 |
| 1874- „ | 76 | 54 | 9 | 24 | 57 | 2 | 93 |