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 London County Council]
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Report of the County Medical Officer-General.
43
It will be seen from the foregoing table that the death-rate in 1912 from diarrhoea and
enteritis per 1,000 births was highest in Shoreditch (26.39) and lowest in Hampstead (0.78). The
death-rates in London in each of the four quarters of the year 1912 were as follows: first quarter,
7.56; second quarter, 7.51; third quarter, 22.92; and fourth quarter, 11.93.
Erysipelas.
The deaths(a) from erysipelas in the Administrative County of London during 1912 (52 weeks)
numbered 152, as compared with 202 in 1912 (52 weeks).
ErysipelasAge
distribution
of
deaths,
London,
1912.
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. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 33 | 21 | 152 |
Erysipelas
cases and
deaths,
1891-1912.
Year. | Notified Cases. | Case-rate per 1,000 persons living. | Deaths. (b) | Death-rate per 1,000 persons living. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Erysipelas
case-rates in
London
boroughs.
Metropolitan borough. | Notified Cases, 1912 (52 weeks). | Case-rate per 1,000 persons living. | |
---|---|---|---|
1907-11. | 1912. | ||
(a) See footnote (c) page 4. (b) See footnote (b) page 33.
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