Distribution of small-pox in the metropolis during successive periods of the decennium 1870-85 : with a report on small-pox in West Ham during 1884-85.

Date:
1888
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Credit: Distribution of small-pox in the metropolis during successive periods of the decennium 1870-85 : with a report on small-pox in West Ham during 1884-85. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service. The original may be consulted at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Library & Archives Service.

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    L3. L. Period: September 1884 to September 1885. (12 months comprising the Second Cycle and the Decadence of the Small-pox Epidemic in London.) Operations of M. A. B. Small-pox Hospitals, and facts as to incidence oj Small-pox attack on inhabitants of certain Districts. Homerton Small-pox Hospital.—In operation throughout period with limitation of patients in hospital to 25, and used mainly for accommo- dation of severe cases. Drafting of cases at an earlier period of their convalescence than aforetime. Acute cases admitted, 1,053 ; drafted, 757. Average fortnightly admissions (to July) 49 ; average number in hospital 23. [Limit of 25 exceeded on six occasions only of 20 fortnightly returns.] Hospital closed in September. Hackney 1ST.—Suffered heavily from small-pox, especially in the autumn of 1884, during increase of hospital operations. On two subsequent occa- sions, viz., in February and May 1885 it suffered increase of its small-pox each time in sequence to sudden increase of the number of cases passed through Homerton Hospital. Dr. Tripe (in his Annual Report, 1885) shows that in the L. period certain areas of Hackney suffered small-pox attack as follows :— Area 0—i mile from hospital, with 21 per cent, of Hackney houses, suffered 48 per ceut. of the total small-pox of the parish. Area -|—1 mile from hospital, with 31 per cent, of Hackney houses, suffered 27 per cent, of the total small-pox of the parish. Area 1 mile and upwards from hospital, with 48 per cent, of Hackney houses, suffered 25 per cent, of the total small-pox of the parish. Deptford Small-pox Hospital.—In operation throughout period with limitation of patients in hospital to 25, and used mainly for severe, casus. Drafting prac tised throughout of cases at early stage of their convalescence. Acute cases admitted, 769 ; drafted 472. Average fortnightly admissions (to July) 36; average number in hospital 23. [On seven occasions the number in hospital at date of fortnightly return exceeded 25, but only once did it reach 30.] Greenwich S. did not suffer any considerable winter increase of small- pox until December 1884. In that month, in sequence to increase of * hospital operations at Deptford, it suffered in successive fortnights double and treble its former amount of small-pox. Somewhat similar sudden increase of Greenwich small-pox was seen in vVpril 1885 to follow increase of operations of Deptford Hospital. Camberwell S.—Dr. Bristowe has shown (Transactions, Society Med. Offrs. Health) that between September 1884 and 7th February 1885, Xo. 4 Ward, adjacent to Deptford H, and containing 20 per cent, of the I Camberwell population, had above 40 per cent, of the C<*niberweil t=mall- Ipox. App. No. 1. Statistics of Metropolitan Small-pox Inci- dence ; by Mr. Power.
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