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St Martin-in-the-Fields 1889
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Martin-in-the-Fields]
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TABLE IX.
In Accordance with the Requirements of the Local Government Board.
NEW CASES OF SICKNESS, coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the year 1889.
| NAMES OF LOCALITIES, | New Cases ok Sickness, in Persons belonging to the District | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Croup (not "spasmodic") | Whooping Cough. | Continued Fevers. | Diarrhtœa and Dysentery. | Cholera. | Rheumatic Fever. | Erysipelas. | Pyaemia. | Puerperal Fever. | Ague. | ||||
| Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid. | Other or Doubtful | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | 12. | 13. | 14. | 15. | 16. | 17. | 18. | 19. | 20. | 21. | 22. | 23. | 24. | 25. | 26. | 27. | 28. |
| Out-door Paupers | Under 5 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ||||||||||
| 5 upwards. | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | |||||
| Charing Cross Hospital | Under 5 | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 upwards. | ... | 1 | 1 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 3 | ... | ||||||
| In other Practice | Under 5 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | 1 | |||||||||||
| 5 upwards. | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ||||
| Totals | Under 5 | ... | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 5 upwards. | ... | 1 | 10 | 3 | ... | 1 | ... | 7 | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ||||
Number of persons belonging to this parish
who have during the year newly come under
treatment for all kinds of disease and injury:—
121 among Out-door Paupers.
222 as In-patients of Charing Cross Hospital.
2,655 as Out-patients of Charing Cross Hospital.
21 in Other Practice.