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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 1906
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Richmond]
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SECTION II
RECORDS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND
PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES ADOPTED.
Notification of Infectious Disease under the Notification
Act of 1889.
The total number of cases notified under the above Act for
the year 1906 was 94. The number notified during the previous
year was 96; for the year 1904 the number was 118 and for 1903
it was 195.
Table of Monthly Notifications.
| Month. | Totals | Diphtheria. | Erysipelas. | Scarlet Fever. | Enteric Fever. | Puerperal Fever. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 6 | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | ... |
| February | 7 | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | ... |
| March | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ... | 1 |
| April | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | ... | ... |
| May | 9 | ... | 1 | 7 | 1 | ... |
| June | 6 | ... | 1 | 5 | ... | ... |
| July | 12 | 1 | ... | 10 | 1 | ... |
| August | 8 | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | ... |
| September | 4 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... |
| October | 12 | 3 | ... | 7 | 2 | ... |
| November | 5 | 3 | ... | 2 | ... | ... |
| December | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Total | 94 | 16 | 10 | 59 | 8 | l |