Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chiswick]
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Puerperal Fever.
One case was notified which terminated fatally.
The usual precautions were taken by the nurse
engaged in the case, with the view of preventing the
infection being conveyed to others.
Phthisis.
The notifications amounted to two only, and are
voluntary. The deaths numbered 42. The following
Table gives the particular locality in which they
occurred, also the age and sex.