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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 1878
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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Table shewing the N ames and N umber of Z ymotic and certain other diseases which occurred in each quarter during the year 1878.
| First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | Whole Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Measles | 8 | 10 | 1 | .. | 19 |
| Scarlet Fever | .. | 5 | 1 | 9 | 15 |
| Diptheria | .. | .. | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Whooping Cough | .. | 3 | 13 | 3 | 19 |
| Typhus Fever | 1 | .. | .. | 1 | 2 |
| Typhoid Fever | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | 4 |
| Continued Fever | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Diarrhœa | .. | 2 | 18 | 1 | 21 |
| Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | 3 |
| Puerperal Fever | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Rheumatism | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Syphilis | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 1 |
| Croup | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Total | 17 | 27 | 39 | 24 | 107 |
Tables of the causes of death and of the incidence of
Zymotic disease for the year 1878 are appended.
I have the honour to remain,
Rev. Sir and Gentlemen,
Your faithful Servant,
JAMES EDMUNDS.
8, Grafton Street, Piccadilly.