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Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
Erysipelas.
Table: The deaths(a) from erysipelas in the Administrative County of London during 1911 (52 weeks) numbered 202, as compared with 130 in 1910 (52 weeks).The age-distribution of these deaths was as follows :—
The deaths(a) from erysipelas in the Administrative County of London during 1911 (52 weeks) numbered 202, as compared with 130 in 1910 (52 weeks).
The age-distribution of these deaths was as follows :—
Under 1 Year.
1—
5 —
10—
15 —
20—
25—
35
45—
55—
65—
75 +
All ages.
26
4
—
—
0
5
9
24
33
29
39
28
202
Table: The number of cases notified and the number of deaths registered from this disease since 1890 have been as follows:—
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. (b)
Death-rate per 1,000 persons living.
1891
4,764
113
214
0.05
1892
6,934
1.63
292
0.07
1893
9,700
2.26
424
0.10
1891
6,080
1.40
221
0.05
1895
5,660
1.30
179
0.04
1896
6,436
1.43
207
0.05
1897
5,794
1.31
184
0.04
1898
5,169
1-16
165
0.04
1899
5,606
1.25
213
0.05
1900
4,762
1.06
182
0.04
1901
4,604
1.02
171
0.04
1902
5,536
1.20
183
0.04
1903
4,372
0.97
183
0.04
1904
4,943
1.09
232
0.05
1905
4,972
1.10
226
0.05
1906
5,019
1.11
245
0.05
1907
4,497
1.00
189
0.04
1908
4,203
0.91
160
0.03
1909
4,192
0.93
180
0.04
1910
3,982
0.88
133
0.03
1911
4,845
1.07
202a
0.04a
Table: The number of cases of erysipelas notified and the case-rate for the year 1911, together with the case-rate for the period 1906-10, in the several sanitary districts are shown in the following table :—
The number of cases of erysipelas notified and the case-rate for the year 1911, together with the case-rate for the period 1906-10, in the several sanitary districts are shown in the following table :—