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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 1880
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St James's, Westminster]
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ST. JAMES'S, WESTMINSTER.
APPENDIX TO REPORT OF MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
| Diseases. | First Quarter. | Second Quarter. | Third Quarter. | Fourth Quarter. | Whole Year. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Measles | 1 | 23 | 2 | .. | 26 |
| Scarlet Fever | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 |
| Diphtheria | .. | .. | .. | 3 | 3 |
| Whooping Cough | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 18 |
| Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Typhoid Fever | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 3 |
| Continued Fever | .. | 1 | 1 | .. | 2 |
| Diarrhœa | 2 | 1 | 18 | 22 | 43 |
| Totals | 14 | 29 | 27 | 43 | 93 |
| Erysipelas | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | 2 | .. | .. | 3 |
| Rheumatism | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Syphilis | 2 | 2 | 1 | .. | 5 |
| Croup | .. | .. | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Totals | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 |