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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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The age distribution of these deaths was as follows—
| Under 1 Tear. | 1-5. | 5-20. | 20-40. | 40-60. | 00-80. | 80 and upwards. | All a gen. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 65 | 56 | 12 | 2261 |
The number of cases notified and the number of deaths registered from this disease since 1890 have been as follows—
| Year. | Notified Cases. | Case-rate per 1,000 persons living. | Deaths. 1 | Death-rate1 per 1,0(i0 persons living. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 4,764 | 1.13 | 214 | .05 |
| 1892 | 6,934 | 1.63 | 292 | .07 |
| 1893 | 9,700 | 2.26 | 424 | .10 |
| 1894 | 6,080 | 1.40 | 221 | .05 |
| 1895 | 5,660 | 1.30 | 179 | .04 |
| 1896 | 6,436 | 1.43 | 207 | .05 |
| 1897 | 5,794 | 1.31 | 184 | .04 |
| 1898 | 5,169 | 1.16 | 165 | .04 |
| 1899 | 5,606 | 1.25 | 213 | .05 |
| 1900 | 4,762 | 1.06 | 182 | .04 |
| 1901 | 4,604 | 1.02 | 171 | .04 |
| 1902 | 5,536 | 1.19 | 183 | .04 |
| 1903 | 4,372 | 0.95 | 183 | .04 |
| 1904 | 4,943 | 1.08 | 232 | .05 |
| 1905 | 4 972 | 1.06 | 226 | .05 |
The number of cases of erysipelas notified and the case-rate for the year 1905, together with the case-rate in the decennium 1895-1904, in the several sanitary areas are shown in the following table—
| Sanitary area. | Cases 1905. | Case-rate per 1,000 persons living. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1895-1904. | 1905. | ||
| Paddington | 137 | l.0 | 0.9 |
| Kensington | 158 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| Hammersmith | 122 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Fulham | 145 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| Chelsea | 78 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
| Westminster, City of | 124 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| St. Marylebone | 162 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| Hampstead | 44 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| St. Pancras | 227 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| Islington | 252 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| Stoke Newington | 28 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
| Hackney | 290 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Holborn | 36 | 1.7 | 0.6 |
| Finsbury | 115 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| London, City of | 25 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| Shoreditch | 139 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Bethnal Green | 202 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
| Stepney | 519 | 1.5 | 1.7 |
| Poplar | 208 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Southwark | 295 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Bermondsey | 160 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Lambeth | 293 | 1.0 | 0.9 |
| Battersea | 176 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| Wandsworth | 254 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| Camberwell | 344 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| Deptford | 153 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Greenwich | 92 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| Lewisham | 108 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Woolwich | 83 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Port of London | 3 | ||
| London | 4,972 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
1 See footnote (2) page 9.