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Holborn 1896
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1896
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Of these the number of deaths was from—
Measles 32
Small-pox 1
Scarlet Fever 0
Diphtheria 9
Whooping-Cough 26
Typhoid Fever 5
Typhus Fever 1
Diarrhœa 19
PHTHISIS OR CONSUMPTION.
The number of deaths from phthisis during the year was 104, which
is equivalent to a death-rate of 3.3 per 1,000. The corresponding rate
for London was l.68 per 1,000.
INFLUENZA.
The deaths referred to influenza were only 4 in number, being rather
more than the same rate for London, in which there were 496 deaths, a
number which is considerably smaller than any year since 1890, the first
year of the epidemic in London.
THE NOTIFICATION AND PREVENTION OF INFECTIOUS
DISEASE.
During the year their were notified 280 cases of infectious disease:
the corresponding number for 1895 being 333.
The number of the separate diseases were :—
| 1895. | 1896. | |
|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | 31 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 160 | 114 |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 60 | 67 |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | 2 |
| Typhus Fever | 0 | 1 |
| Typhoid or Enteric Fever | 20 | 29 |
| Continued Fever | 0 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 61 | 65 |
| Total | 333 | 280 |