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 Barking]
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how much of the rate of infantile mortality is due to the bad
surroundings, some is of course, but it is impossible to say,
even approximately, how many are tabled in this way.
Deaths from Zymotic Diseases.
There were 24 deaths from the seven principal Zymotic
diseases, which gave a rate of 0 7 per 1,000—that for the previous
year being 4 9. This figure was dependent on the
number of deaths from Infantile Diarrhoea. In the years
1909 and 1910, the figures were 19 and 0.7 respectively. No
particular lesson can be drawn from these figures, bearing on
sanitary administration. The details are as follows:—
1912. | 1911. | 1910. | 1909. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Scarlet Fever | — | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Diphtheria | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
Measles | 1 | 45 | 1 | 10 |
Diarrhœa | 5 | 95 | 7 | 24 |
Enteric Fever | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
Whooping Cough | 15 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
The deaths from cancer for the last four years were 23, 18,
16, 23, respectively. These figures, owing to their smallness,
cannot be considered to be of any significance as an argument
in favour of the rising incidence of this disease.
Prevention of Infectious Diseases.
There were 301 notifications of the compulsorily notifiable
diseases received in 1912, compared with 253 in 19.11. and
195 in 1910.