London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1879
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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| First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | Whole Year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Measles | 1 | .. | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Scarlet Fever | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| Diphtheria | .. | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Whooping Cough | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Typhoid Fever | .. | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Continued Fever | .. | .. | 1 | .. | 1 |
| Diarrhœa | 1 | .. | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| Total | 12 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 48 |
| Erysipelas | .. | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | 2 |
| Rheumatism | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Syphilis | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 2 |
| Croup | 1 | .. | .. | 2 | 3 |
| Total | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 |