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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
Kensington 1906
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health 1906
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The notifications in London of each of the diseases during the seventeen years, 1890-1906, are set out in the subjoined table.
| Year. | Small-pox. | Chicken-pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Other Continued Fevers. | Puerperal Fever | Erysipelas. | Croup. | Cholera. | Relapsing Fever. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 60 | ... | 15,880 | 5,870 | 2,877 | 35 | 287 | 206 | 4,598 | 550 | 25 | 7 | 29,795 |
| 1891 | 114 | ... | 11,898 | 5,907 | 3,372 | 27 | 152 | 221 | 4,764 | 505 | 23 | 39 | 26,522 |
| 1892 | 423 | ... | 27,096 | 7,791 | 2,465 | 20 | 147 | 847 | 6,934 | 565 | 54 | 7 | 45,849 |
| 1893 | 2,813 | ... | 36,901 | 13,026 | 3,663 | 22 | 205 | 897 | 9,700 | 668 | 86 | 4 | 67,485 |
| 1894 | 1,192 | ... | 18,440 | 10,655 | 3,360 | 21 | 162 | 253 | 6,080 | 585 | 21 | 2 | 40,721 |
| 1895 | 978 | ... | 19,757 | 10,772 | 3,506 | 14 | 105 | 236 | 5,660 | 451 | 29 | 8 | 41,511 |
| 1896 | 225 | ... | 25,638 | 13,361 | 3,189 | 6 | 102 | 278 | 6,438 | 446 | 13 | 8 | 49,699 |
| 1897 | 105 | ... | 22,876 | 12,811 | 3,118 | 4 | 65 | 264 | 5,801 | 888 | 38 | 1 | 45,466 |
| 1898 | 85 | ... | 16,917 | 11,561 | 3,032 | 17 | 55 | 250 | 5,180 | 810 | 28 | — | 37,380 |
| 1899 | 29 | ... | 18,112 | 13,363 | 4,460 | 14 | 69 | 329 | 5,615 | 338 | 15 | — | 42,344 |
| 1900 | 87 | ... | 13,812 | 11,788 | 4,809 | 7 | 78 | 237 | 4,776 | 210 | 5 | — | 35,304 |
| 1901 | 1,702 | ... | 18,887 | 11,967 | 3,193 | 20 | 48 | 250 | 4,604 | 187 | 8 | — | 40,361 |
| 1902 | 7,794 | 25,708 | 18,246 | 10,542 | 3,405 | 4 | 48 | 313 | 5,537 | 192 | 1 | — | 71790 |
| 1903 | 417 | ... | 12,536 | 7,571 | 2,337 | 22 | 40 | 231 | 4,376 | 156 | — | — | 27,686 |
| 1904 | 492 | 10,940 | 13,435 | 7,079 | 1,902 | 3 | 28 | 274 | 4,952 | 145 | 1 | — | 39,251 |
| 1905 | 74 | ... | 19,467 | 6,365 | 1,549 | 9 | 14 | 291 | 4,987 | 124 | — | — | 32,880 |
| 1906 | 31 | ... | 20,343 | 7,919 | 1,606 | 7 | 9 | 297 | 5,026 | 116 | 2 | — | 85,856 |
The Ages at notification of certain of the diseases, in 1906, were as follows :—
| Age. | Small.pox. | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0—1 year | — | 219 | 185 | 2 | 189 | — |
| 1—5 | 2 | 6,024 | 2,961 | 48 | 282 | — |
| 5— | 4 | 8,475 | 2,750 | 199 | 182 | — |
| 10— | 7 | 8,244 | 912 | 261 | 249 | — |
| 15— | 3 | 1,005 | 360 | 226 | 265 | 8 |
| 20— | 5 | 647 | 292 | 201 | 287 | 70 |
| 25— | 5 | 547 | 868 | 3300 | 706 | 154 |
| 35— | 4 | 130 | 151 | 198 | 895 | 61 |
| 45— | — | 29 | 52 | 100 | 883 | 5 |
| 55— | 1 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 599 | — |
| 65 and upwards | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 528 | — |
| Age not stated | — | — | — | _ | 4 | _ |