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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
London County Council 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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London. Diphtheria.
| Year. | Death rate per 100.000 persons living. Diphtheria and Croup.) | Death rate at age 3-15 ("all ages " death | Case rate per 100,000 persons living | Case rate at age 3-15("all ages " case rate taken as 100). | Case-mortality per cent. | Case mortality at age 3-15 ("all ages" case mortality taken as 100.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "All ages." | Age 3-15. | rate taken as 100). | "All ages." | Age 3-15. | '• All ages." | Age 3-15. | |||
| 1861 | 55.2 | 80.5 | 146 | ||||||
| 1862 | 59.0 | 95.2 | 161 | ||||||
| 1863 | 59.0 | 102.9 | 174 | ||||||
| 1864 | 51.6 | 78.4 | 152 | ||||||
| 1865 | 39.6 | 57.5 | 145 | ||||||
| 1866 | 40.2 | 56.9 | 142 | ||||||
| 1867 | 38.5 | 55.6 | 144 | ||||||
| 1868 | 36.4 | 57.4 | 158 | ||||||
| 1869 | 28.2 | 42.4 | 150 | ||||||
| 1870 | 28.6 | 44.9 | 157 | ||||||
| 1871 | 25.8 | 44.8 | 174 | ||||||
| 1872 | 26.3 | 49.0 | 186 | ||||||
| 1873 | 30.8 | 52.0 | 169 | ||||||
| 1874 | 34.7 | 61.7 | 178 | ||||||
| 1875 | 38.4 | 68.1 | 177 | ||||||
| 1876 | 28.6 | 51.5 | 180 | ||||||
| 1877 | 22.9 | 41.2 | 180 | ||||||
| 1878 | 32.0 | 62.6 | 196 | ||||||
| 1879 | 30.6 | 62.6 | 205 | ||||||
| 1880 | 30.6 | 61.6 | 201 | ||||||
| 1881 | 34.5 | 70.6 | 205 | ||||||
| 1882 | 44.7 | 92.7 | 207 | ||||||
| 1883 | 45.5 | 92.3 | 203 | ||||||
| 1884 | 42.7 | 86.5 | 203 | ||||||
| 1885 | 40.1 | 78.5 | 196 | ||||||
| 1886 | 34.4 | 70.0 | 204 | ||||||
| 1887 | 38.9 | 79.4 | 204 | ||||||
| 1888 | 44.2 | 98.8 | 224 | ||||||
| 1889 | 50.1 | 110.0 | 220 | ||||||
| 1890 | 45.6 | 97.4 | 214 | ||||||
| 1891 | 42.0 | 94.1 | 224 | ||||||
| 1892 | 51.1 | 114.1 | 223 | 196 | 433 | 221 | 23.5 | 24.4 | 104 |
| 1893 | 80.8 | 187.6 | 232 | 318 | 708 | 223 | 23.9 | 25.3 | 106 |
| 1894 | 65.7 | 155.7 | 237 | 257 | 649 | 253 | 24.3 | 23.2 | 95 |
| 1895 | 56.5 | 132.0 | 234 | 256 | 653 | 255 | 21.0 | 19.6 | 93 |
| 1896 | 63.2 | 153.9 | 244 | 312 | 835 | 268 | 19.3 | 17.7 | 92 |
| 1897 | 52.6 | 128.6 | 244 | 297 | 800 | 269 | 17.3 | 15.7 | 91 |
| 1898 | 40.8 | 100.4 | 246 | 265 | 733 | 277 | 15.1 | 13.4 | 89 |
| 1899 | 45.2 | 114.1 | 252 | 304 | 861 | 283 | 14.4 | 12.9 | 90 |
| 1900 | 36.0 | 90.5 | 251 | 266 | 753 | 283 | 13.3 | 11.8 | 89 |
| 1901 | 30.4 | 74.5 | 245 | 267 | 750 | 281 | 11.1 | 9.7 | 87 |
| 1902 | 26.2 | 65.2 | 249 | 234 | 666 | 285 | 10.8 | 9.5 | 88 |
| 1903 | 16.9 | 37.5 | 222 | 168 | 489 | 291 | 9.8 | 7.5 | 77 |
| 1904 | 16.4 | 36.8 | 224 | 155 | 443 | 286 | 10.3 | 8.1 | 79 |
| 1905 | 12.3 | 28.5 | 232 | 138 | 403 | 292 | 8.7 | 6.9 | 79 |
Shirley F. Murphy,
Medical Officer of Health.
December, 1900.