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St Pancras 1897

Annual report from the chairman of the health committee on the business of the department

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It is now possible to view these changes in mortality to a later date, as set out in
the tables below, for England and for London, and it will be observed that the
variations in England are much less than in London, and have been influenced
largely by London.

England.—Deaths from Throat Diseases.

( Extracted from Table of Deaths from various causes, persons in the Registrar General's Annual Report for1895.)

Tear.Total Throat Diseases.Diphtheria.Throat Diseases other than Diphtheria.Laryngitis.Croup.Other Diseases of Larynx and Trachea.Sore Throat, Quinsey.
188187093153555611603594223579
188210,9083992691614444609234629
188311,2734218705514994591218747
188412,3805020736016504748235727
188511,1164471664515974235159654
188610,0014098590314403685174604
188710,8944443645116053979183684
188810,7994815598415903632198564
188910,8125368544414383241181584
189010,7195150556915563145172696
189198875036485114022638137674
189210,9646552441214002235166611
189314,0759466460916512102154702
189412,6038774382913921742133562
189511,6207895372513721647126580
189612,7508993375714281578139612

England. —Death-rates per million living per annum.

Year.Estimated Population.Diphtheria.Disease of Throat other than Diphtheria.Total Diseases of Throat.Quinquennial Mean.
188126,046,142121214335408
188226,334,942152262414
188326,626,949166265431
188426,922,192188273461
188527,220,706164244408
188627,522,532149214363378
188727,827,706160223392
188828,136,258171213384
188928,448,239189191380
189028,763,673179194373
189129,081,962173167340397
189229,401,898223150373
189329,725,358318155473
189430,052,397291127418
189530,383,047260123383
189630,717,355293122415