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
Richmond upon Thames 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES FROM 1895 TO 1905
| Disease | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | Annual Average 1895-1904 | 1905 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | 11 | 1 | .. | 15 | .. |
| Scarlet fever | 202 | 92 | 112 | 93 | 148 | 78 | 52 | 92 | 119 | 68 | 105.6 | 46 |
| Diphtheria & membraneous croup | 7 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 31 | 25 | 41 | 39 | 43 | 21 | 26.2 | 11 |
| Enteric fever | 15 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 12.1 | 13 |
| Continued fever | .. | .. | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | 29 | .. |
| Erysipelas | 18 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 41 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21.4 | 23 |
| Puerperal fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 0.4 | 2 |
| Typhus Fever | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | |
| Totals | 243 | 134 | 166 | 155 | 236 | 154 | 131 | 177 | 195 | 118 | 170 | 96 |