[Report 1897] / Medical Officer of Health, Newcastle-upon-Tyne City & County.

  • Newcastle upon Tyne (England). City & County Council.
Date:
1897
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Credit: [Report 1897] / Medical Officer of Health, Newcastle-upon-Tyne City & County. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Return shewing businesses carried on on certain infected premises, whereby infection was liable to be communicated to customers, &c. ;— Business carried on on Infected Premises. Scarlet Fever. Diphtheria. Enteric (or Typhoid) Fever, Business, &c. No. of No. of No. of House¬ holds. Cases. House¬ holds. Cases. House¬ holds. Cases. Butcher . 1 1 ... • • • • » • Dressmaking . ... ... ... ... 1 1 Fish_Dealer. ... ... 1 1 ... ... General Dealer. 1 1 ... c .. ... ... Grocer and Provision ) Dealer . \ 3 3 2 2 1 1 Hairdresser. 1 ] ... ... ... ... Hotel . 2 2 ... ... ... ... Medical Practitioner... 1 2 ... ... ... ... Private School . ... ... 1 1 ... ... PublicHouse . 6 6 • • ... 2 2 Servants’ Registry ) Office . / • < • ... 1 4 ... ... Small Sweet Shop 3 3 1 1 1 1 Travelling Draper ... 1 2 ... ... ... Scarlet Fever in relation to School Attendance.—Of the households scarlet Fever in infected with Scarlet Fever, 285 contained scholars of one or other of 72 relation to School different schools in the City. In 10 of the largest elementary schools, Attendance, scholars came from upwards of 10 of such households during the year, the largest number of scholars from infected households attending any one school being 17. In two schools there was infection in the households of its scholars during eight months of the year, and in three others during seven months.