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Holborn 1934

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]

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Table: PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS DISEASES, ETC.,INCLUDING TUBERCULOSIS.The relative importance of the commoner infectious diseases as regards numbers of deaths caused is shown by the following table :— ENGLAND AND WALES. Common Infectious Diseases. Deaths at all Ages.

PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS DISEASES, ETC.,INCLUDING TUBERCULOSIS.The relative importance of the commoner infectious diseases as regards numbers of deaths caused is shown by the following table :— ENGLAND AND WALES. Common Infectious Diseases. Deaths at all Ages.

1924.1925.1926.1927.1928.1929.1930.1931.1932.1933.Yearly average 1924-1933
Pneumonia (all forms)38,97036,99032,33937,24231,01443,84627,72433,57329,58830,05934,131
Pulmonary Tuberculosis32,69032,38230,10831,06029,79931,42529,41429,65827,62727,85430,202
Measles4,8345,3373,4833,6224,3023,3884,1883,2883,4111,9373,779
Whooping Cough3.9836,0584,1183,6812,9766,3322,0372,5122,9562,2703,692
Diphtheria2,5012,7742,9942,7323,1913,4463,4972,6732,3392,6462,879
Scarlet Fever888988677579580717740540530729697
Enteric Fever496388367367438382313251258222348