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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
Twickenham 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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TABLE III. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1902.
| Notifiable Diseases. | Cases Notified in Whole District. | Total Cases Notified in each Locality. | No. of Cases removed to Hospital from each Locality. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH WARD. | EAST WARD. | WEST WARD. (H.H.) | CENTRAL WARD. | SOUTH WARD. | EAST WARD. | WEST WARD. | CENTRAL WARD. | ||
| At all Ages. | |||||||||
| Small-Pox | 10 | ... | 1 | 8 | 1 | ... | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Cholera | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria | 12 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Membranous croup | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Erysipelas | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scarlet fever | 57 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 14 |
| Typhus fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Enteric fever | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Relapsing fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Continued fever | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Puerperal fever | 2 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Plague | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Totals | 94 | 10 | 14 | 48 | 22 | 2 | 7 | 33 | 15 |
Isolation Hospitals:—Mereway Hospital (Small-pox) ; Cross Deep House (Scarlet fever).