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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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The following is a summary of the result of the investigations of the various cases notified:-
| Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Chicken Pox. | Mumps. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suffering from— | 81 | 36 | 12 | 21 | 150 |
| Other children in the infected house kept from School | 107 | 54 | 21 | 29 | 211 |
| 188 | 90 | 33 | 50 | 361 | |
| Number of houses in which diseases occurred | 105 | ||||
| „ „ „ notified but no disease present | 39 | ||||
| „ „ „ „ outside the Borough | 12 | ||||
| Total | 156 | ||||
Houses
Schools. Notified.
Holy Trinity, Lower Mortlake Road 7
Ditto Princes Road 14
St. Mary's 3
St. John's 2
St. Luke's 2
British (The Vineyard) 33
King's 7
Russell (Petersham) 14
Discovered by Sanitary Inspector and other sources 23
105
Houses notified but no disease presen 39
„ „ outside the Borough 12
Total 156