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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
Mile End 1891
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hamlet of Mile End Old Town]
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Infectious Diseases notified under the Infectious Diseases Notification Act, during year 1891.
| Name of Disease. | Quarter ending March. | Quarter ending June. | Quarter ending September. | Quarter ending December. | Cases removed to Isolation Hospital. | Cases treated at their own homes. | TOTAL. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Scarlet Fever | 59 | 22 | 6l | 90 | 49 | 183 | 232 |
| Typhoid Fever | 23 | 19 | 30 | 29 | 1 23 | 78 | 101 |
| Diphtheria | 22 | 22 | 25 | 36 | 31 | 74 | 105 |
| Croup | 4 | ... | 5 | 3 | ... | 12 | 12 |
| Erysipelas | 30 | 21 | 36 | 42 | ... | 129 | 129 |
| Puerperal Fever | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | i |
| Continued Fever | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 139 | 88 | 158 | 203 | 106 | 482 | 588 |