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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
Bethnal Green 1911
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1911 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
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number of deaths recorded as from this disease (already
much swollen in number by the epidemic) appear
disproportionately great when compared with those of
the previous year, as set out in Table K. This addition
to the Zymotic deaths of a disease, which, although
allied to diarrhœa, has hitherto always been classed
under a separate heading, nullifies any comparison of
Zymotic mortalities for 1911 with those of previous
years. The number of deaths from Measles, which was
also epidemic during the year, shows a very large
increase, and will be again referred to under its proper
heading.
TABLE K.
| Disease. | 1910. | 1911. |
|---|---|---|
| Measles | 58 | 128 |
| Scarlet Fever | 9 | 6 |
| Diphtheria | 20 | 24 |
| Whooping Cough | 34 | 44 |
| Enteric Fever | 18 | 3 |
| Diarrhœa | 43 | 230 |
| Totals | 182 | 435 |
The death rate from these Zymotic diseases is 3.4
for 1911 against 1.38 for the previous year. The
corresponding rates for the whole of London are 114
and 2.21.