Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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Population at all Ages, March 31st, 1901. | Under Five Years. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 55. | 55 to 65. | 65 to 75. | 75 to 85. | 85 to 95. | 95 and upwards. | All Ages. |
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Tenements of— | Number. | Population. |
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The Year. | Population. | The Year. | Population. |
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Rateable Value of Property. | The Year. | Rateable Value of Property. | The Year. |
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1856. | 1908. | Increase in 52 years. |
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1871. | 1908. | Increase in 37 years. |
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YEAR. | Kensington. | London. | England and Wales | |
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No. of Marriages. | Marriage Rate. | Marriage Rate. | Marriage Rate. |
North Kensington— |
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Kensington Town. | Brompton. | The Borough. | |||||
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Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Total. |
The Year. | Population. | Total Births. | Males. | Females. | Birth-rate per 1,000. |
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Four Weak ended | Metropolis. | Borough. | Sub-Districts. | Parliamentary Divisions. | Wards. | ||||||||||||||
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Kensington Town. | Bromp-ton. | North. | South. | St. Charles. | Golborne. | Norland. | Pembridge. | Holland. | Earl's Court. | Queen's Gate. | Redcliffe. | Bromp ton. |
Age-Period. | Population. | Deaths. | Death-rate. | ||||||
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Both Sexes. | Males. | Females | Both Sexes. | Males. | Females. | Both Sexes. | Males. | Females. |
Kensington Town. | Brompton. | The Borough. | |||||
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Males. | Females. | Total | Males. | Females. | Total. | Total. |
YEAR | The Borough. | Kensington Town | Brompton. | London. | |||
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Deaths under 1 year. | Deaths per 1,000 births. | Deaths under 1 year. | Deaths per 1,000 births. | Deaths under 1 year. | Deaths per 1,000 births. | Deaths under 1 year per 1.000 births. |
Four Weeks ended. | Metropolis. | . Borough. | Sub-Districts. | Parliamentary Divisions. | Wards. | ||||||||||
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North Kensington. | South Kensington | ||||||||||||||
Kensington Town. | Brompton. | North. | South. | St. Charles. | Golborne. | Norland. | Pembridge. | Holland. | Earl's Court. | Queen's Gate | Redcliffe. | Brompton. |
During the four Weeks ended | Births. | Deaths. | Death-rate. | Deaths at Ages. | Deaths from Zymotic Diseases. | Deaths from Diseases of Respiratory System | Deaths from Phthisis. | Deaths from Heart Disease. | Deaths under Five from Tubercular Disease | Mean Temperature. | ||||||||||||||||
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Kensington. | London. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1908. | Decennial Average. | 1908. | Average 5 years, 1903-7. | 0—1 | 1—5 | 60 and upwards. | Totals. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping-Cough. | Enteric Fever | Typhus Fever. | Simple continued Fever. | Diarrhœa. | Totals. | Bronchitis. | Pneumonia. |
1908 | 1907. | 1906. | 1905. | 1904. | 1903. | 1902. | 1901. | 1900. | 1899. | 1898. |
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Year. | Population estimated to Middle of each Year. | Births. | Deaths under One Year of Age. | Deaths at all Ages. Total. | Deaths in Public Institutions. | Deaths of Nonresidents registered in District. | Deaths of Residents registered beyond District. | Deaths at all Ages. Nett. | ||||
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Number. | Rate.* | Number. | Rate per 1,000 Mirths registered | Number. | Rate.* | Number. | Rate.* | |||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Names of Localities. | Kensington. | Kensington Town. | Brompton. | |||||||||
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Year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births regis-tered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year. | Population estimated to middle of each year. | Births registered. | Deaths at all ages. | Deaths under 1 year. |
Causes of Death. | Deaths in whole District at subjoined ages. | Deaths in Localities (at all ages). | Total Deaths whether of Residents or non " Residents ' in Public Institutions in the District. | ||||||||
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All Ages. | Under 1 | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | 15 and under 25. | 25 and under 65 | 65 and upwards | Kensington Town. | Brompton. |
Disease. | Sub-Districts. | In Hospital. | Total Deaths. | Decennial Average. | |||
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Town. | Brompton. | Town. | Brompton. | Uncorrected. | Corrected for increase of Population. |
Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Enteric Fever. | Pyrexia. | Diarrhoea. | Total. |
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Small pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Fever | Diarrhoea. |
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Report for four weeks ended | No. of Notifications. | No. of cases admitted to Hospitals. | No. of Death?. | No. of cases in Hospital at the end of the period. | |||
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Kensington. | London. | Kensington. | London. | Kensington. | London. |
The Year. | Cases notified. | Case rate per 1,000 of population. | Deaths. | Death rate per 1,000 of population. | Case mortality per cent |
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The Year. | Weeks. 1-4. | Weeks 5-8. | Weeks. 9—12. | Weeks. 13-16. | Weeks. 17-20. | Weeks '21-24. | Weeks. 25—28. | Weeks '29—32. | Weeks. 33 - 36. | Weeks. 37-40. | Weeks. 41—44. | Weeks. 45-48. | Weeks. 49—52. | Total |
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The Year. | No. of Recorded Cases. | Total Number of Recorded Cases | Percentage of Removals to total Recorded Cases. | Deaths. | Total Deaths. | Percentage of Deaths. | Percentage of Deaths to Recorded Cases. | Deaths in London from Scarlet Fever. | |||
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Treated at Home. | Removed to Hospital. | At Home. | In Hospitals. | At Home. | In Hospitals |
Set out in Report for Four weeks ended. | Total Cases Recorded. | Cases Recorded in North Kensington.* | Cases Recorded in South Kensington.* | Cases removed to Hospital from— | Deaths (24 in Hospital). | ||
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North Kensington. | South Kensington. | North Kensington. | South Kensington. |
Year. | Cases Notified. | Case rate per 1,000 of population. | Deaths. | Death rate per 1,000 of population. | Case Mortality per cent. |
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Report for four weeks ended | No. of Notifications. | No. of cases admitted to Hospital. | No. of Deaths. | No. of cases in Hospital at the end of the period. | |||
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Kensington. | London. | Kensington. | London. | Kensington. | London. |
Year | Cases Notified. | Case-rate per 1,000 of population. | Deaths. | Death-rate per 1.000 of population. | Case-mortality per cent. |
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District. | Phthisis. | Other Tuberculous diseases. | Total. | |||
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No. of deaths. | Rate. | No. of deaths. | Rate. | No. of deaths. | Rate. |
The Year. | Deaths from Phthisis per 100,000 persons living. | Deaths from other Tuberculous Diseases per 100,000 persons. | Total deaths from Tuberculosis per 100,000 persons living. |
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Year | Total Deaths | Deaths in Public Institutions. | Proportion per cent, of Deaths in Public Institutions to Total Deaths. |
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DISEASES. | Under 1 year. | Between 1 year and 60 years. | At 60 years and upwards. | Total. |
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Year. | Small-pox. | Chicken-pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Other Continued Fevers. | Puerperal Fever | Erysipelas. | Croup. | Cholera. | Relapsing Fever. | Total. |
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Age. | Small-pox. | Scarlet Fever | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Cerebrospinal Fever |
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Name of Borough. | Small-pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Other Continued Fevers. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Membranous Croup. | Cerebro-Spinal Fever. | Totals. | Population. 1901. |
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Date of Report. For Four Weeks ended | Weeks of the Year. | KENSINGTON. | LONDON. | Weeks of the Year. | Date of Report. For Four Weeks ended | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Small.pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Other Continued Fevers. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Croup. | Cerebro.Spinal Fever. | Total. | Small-pox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Other Continued Fevers. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Croup. | Cerebro-Spinal Fever. | Total. |
Notifiable Disease. | Cases Notified in Kensington. | Total Cases Notified in each Sub-District. | Number of Cases removed to Hospital from each Sub-District. | ||||||||
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At all Ages. | At Ages—Years | Kensington Town. | Brompton. | Kensington Town. | Brompton. | ||||||
Under 1 | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 65. | 65 and upwards |
Area. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Continued Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Croup. | Cerebro-Spinal Fever. | Totals. | Population. | Notifications per 1,000 of the population. |
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Year. | No. of Notifications Received. | Notifications per 1,000 of the Population. | Percentage of Cases removed to Hospital. |
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Year. | Small-pox. | Erysipelas. | Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. | Scarlet Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Enteric and Continued Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | |||||||
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Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases. | Deaths. | Cases | Deaths. |
Number of Rooms Occupied. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 or more. | Homeless Persons in the Infirmary. | Common Lodginghouse Cases. | No Information obtainable. | Total Cases investigated. |
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The District. | Number of cases notified. | Deaths after notification and otherwise. | Disinfections by Council's officer. |
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0-5 | 5-10 | 10-20 | 20-40 | 406-0 | 60 and upwards. | Total cases. |
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AGE AT DEATH (181). | |||||||
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0-5 | 5-10 | 10-20 | 20-40 | 40-60 | 60 and upwards. | Total cases |
Cause of Death. | Under 1 week. | 1-2 Weeks. | '2-3 Weeks. | 3-4 Weeks. | Total under 1 Month. | 1-2 Months. | 2-3 Months. | 3-4 Months. | 4-5 Months. | 5-6 Months. | 6-7 Months. | 7-8 Months. | 8-9 Months. | 9-10 Months. | 10-11 Months. | 11-12 Months. | Total Deaths under One Year. |
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Cause of Death. | January. | February. | March. | April. | May. | June. | July. | August. | September. | October. | November. | December. | Totals. |
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DATE. | Registration Sub-Districts comprised in Vaccination Officer's District | Number of Births returned in Birth List Sheets. | Number of these Births duly entered in Columns 1. 2, 4, and 5 of the Vaccination Register (Birth List Sheets), viz. : | Number of these Births which are not entered in the Vaccination Register, on account, (as shown by Report Book) of | |||||||
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Column I. Successfully Vaccinated. | Column II. | Column V. Dead, U n vaccinated. | Postponement by Medical Certificate. | Removed to other Districts, and notified to Vaccination Officers of the Districts. | Removal to places unknown, or which cannot be reached, and cases not having been found. | Total Number of Certificates of Successful Vaccinations received during each of the Calendar Years. | |||||
Insusceptible of Vaccination. | Certificate of Conscientious Objection. | 1907. | 1908. |
Workshops, etc. | North Kensington. | Sooth Kensington | Total for Whole Borough | ||||||
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Dressmakers. | Laundries. | Miscellaneous. | Total. | Dressmakers. | Laundries. | Miscellaneous. | Total. |
Trade or Business. | North Kensington. | South Kensington. | Total in the Borough. |
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1908. | North Kensington. | South Kensington. | Total for Borough. | ||||||
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Dressmakers. | Laundries. | Miscellaneous | Total | Dressmakers | Laundries. | Miscellaneous | Total. |
Trade or Business. | North Kensington. | South Kensington. | Borough. |
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Premises. | Number of | ||
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Inspections. | Written Notices. | Prosecutions. |
Particulars. | Number of Defects. | ||||
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Found. | Remedied. | Referred to h.m. Inspector. | Number of of Prosecutions. |
NATURE OF WORK. | OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107. | Inspections of Outworkers premises. | Outwork in Unwholesome Premises, Section 108. | Outwork in Infected Premises, Sections 109, 110. | ||||||||||||||
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Lists received from Employers. | Addresses of Outworkers. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Notices served. | Prosecutions. | Instances. | Orders made (S. 109). | Prosecutions (Sections 109, 110) | ||||||||||
Twice in the year. | Once in the year. | Received from other Councils. | Forwarded to other Councils. | Failing to keep or permit inspection of lists. | Failing to send lists. | |||||||||||||
Lists, f | Outworkers.† | Lists. | Outworkers.† | |||||||||||||||
Con-tractors. | Workmen. | Contractors. | Work- | |||||||||||||||
1. | 2 | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 9. | 10. | 11. | 12. | 13. | 14. | 15. | 16. | 17. | 18. |
Workshops on the Register (s. 131) at the end of the Year | Number. |
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Class. | Number. |
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Ward. | Name of Keeper. | Address of Common Lodging-House. | No. of Lodgers, for which licensed, in 1908. | ||
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Male. | Female. | Total. |
PREMISES. | NUMBER OF PLACES. | Number of inspections, 1908. | Number of notices, 1908. | Number of prosecutions, 1908. | ||||
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On register at end of 1907. | Added in 1908. | Removed in 1908. | On register at end of 1908. |
Sanitary Districts. | No. of Complaints made by Inhabitants, &c. | No. of Houses, Premises, &c., inspected. | No. of Re-inspections of Houses, Premises, &c. | Results of Inspection. | House Drains | Water Closets. | Dust Receptacles. | Water Supply. | Miscellaneous. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Written Intimations of Nuisance served.* | Notices served by order of the Public Health Committee. | Notices served under the Lodging-House By-laws | Final Notices (signed by Medical Officer) served. | Houses, Premises, &c., Cleansed, Repaired. Whitewashed, &c. | Houses disinfected after illness: Infectious disease.† | Reconstructed, Repaired, Cleansed, &c. | Ventilated, Trapped, &c. | Repaired. | Supplied with Water. | Soil-pipes ventilated. | New provided. | Repaired, Covered, &c. | Cisterns erected. | Cisterns Cleansed, Repaired, Covered, &c. | Waste-pipes connected with Drains, &c., abolished. | No. of Lodging Houses newly Registered under 94th Section of the Public Health (London) Act, 1891} | Yards and Areas paved and drained. | Animals removed, being improperly kept. | Bakehouses, No. of. | Bakehouses, No. of Inspections of. | Dairies, Milkshops, No of. | Dairies, Milkshops, No. of Inspections of. | Mews, No. of Inspections of. | Legal proceedings, i.e., Summonses. |
Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Other. | Total No. of Disinfections. | No. of. Articles. | Weight. | Description of "Other" Cases (105). | ||||
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tons. | cwts. | qrs. | lbs. |
Year. | No. of bodies received at the Mortuary. | No. of bodies upon which Coroner's inquests were held. | No. of bodies upon which post mortem examinations were made. |
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CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGES. | Total under Five Years of Age. | Grand Total all Ages. | Sub-district. | ||||||||||||
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0 to 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 1 to 25. | 25 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 55. | 55 to 65. | 65 to 75. | 75 to 85. | 85 and upwards. | Kensington Town | Brompton. |
CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGES | Total under Five Years of Age. | Grand Total all Ages. | SUB- DISTRICT. | |||||||||||
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0 to 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 55. | 55 to 65. | 65 to 75. | 75 to 85. | 85 and upwards. | Kpnsington Town. | Brompton. |
CAUSES OF DEATH. | AGES. | Total under Five Years of Age. | Grand Total all Ages. | Sub-district. | |||||||||||
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Kensington Town. | Prompton. | ||||||||||||||
0 to 1. | 1 to 5. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 55. | 55 to 65. | 65 to 75. | 75 to 85. | 85 and upwards. |
The Year. | Population. | Marriages. | Marriage Rate. | Births. | Birth Rate. | Deaths. | Death Rate. | Deaths under One Year. | Depths under One Year per 1,000 Registered Births. | ||
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Kensington. | London. | Kensington. | London. |
The Year. | Population. | Deaths from the Seven Principal Diseases of the Zymotic Class. | Zymotic Death-rate | |||||||||||
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Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough | Fever. | Diarrhœa. | Total | Per 1,000 persons living. | Deaths per 1,000 Deaths from all Causes, Kensington. | |||||
Typhus. | Enteric. | Pyrexia. | Kensington. | London. |
Quinquennial Period. | Births. | Birth-rate. | Deaths. | Death-rate. | Deaths from Zymotic Diseases. | Zymotic Death-rate, per 1,000 persons living. | |||||||||
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Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria | Whooping. Cough. | Typhus Fever. | Enteric Fever. | Pyrexia. | Diarrhœa. | Total. |
Quinquennial Period. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Death-rate per 1,000 from— | ||
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Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | "Fever." | Diarrhœa. | The Seven Diseases. | The Four Notifiable Infectious Diseases. (Columns 1, 3, 4, and 6 ) | The three Non-notifiable Infectious Diseases (Columns 2, 5, and 7). |