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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 James's 1877
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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Table shewing the Names and Number of Zymotic and
certain other diseases which occurred in each quarter during the year 1877.
| First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | Whole Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | 1 | . . | 2 | .. | 3 |
| Measles | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Diphtheria | .. | . . | 2 | . . | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | .. | . . | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Typhus Fever | .. | 4 | 1 | . . | 5 |
| Typhoid Fever | .. | . . | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Continued Fever | .. | 1 | 1 | . . | 2 |
| Diarrhoea | .. | 1 | 11 | 1 | 13 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | . . | . . | .. | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | 1 | 1 | . . | 3 |
| Rheumatism | 2 | . . | . . | 2 | 4 |
| Syphilis | .. | . . | . . | 1 | 1 |
| Croup | . . | . . | . . | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 10 | 26 | 17 | 60 |
Detailed tables of the causes of death for the
year 1877 are appended.
I have the honour to be,
Rev. Sir and Gentlemen,
Your faithful Servant,
JAMES EDMUNDS.
8, Grafton Street, Piccadilly.