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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

Rotherhithe 1869

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Rotherhithe]

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Table: The following table will show the fluctuations in the mortality of epidemic diseases, and although we appear to be never free from them, there is a great difference annually in their intensity and decline:—

The following table will show the fluctuations in the mortality of epidemic diseases, and although we appear to be never free from them, there is a great difference annually in their intensity and decline:—

Disease.1866Annual Reports Extracts.1870Deaths.
186718681869
Fever171012151367
Small Pox41863536
Scarlatina614410124158
Measles2241219764
Whooping Cough3621122922120
Diarrhœa2818202925120
Cholera, Asiatic...21.........21
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