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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
Edmonton 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton]
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Taking the basis of calculation used in estimating
the crude death rate, I find the zymotic death rate to
be 1.91 per 1000. That for England and Wales is
1.46 per 1000.
The following table shows the Death Rate, Infantile Mortality, and Zymotic Death Rate per 1000 for eleven consecutive years.
| Death Rate. | Infantile Mortality. | Zymotic Death Rate. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1893 | 16.9 | 132.2 | 2.4 |
| 1894 | 15.6 | 132.2 | 3.06 |
| 1895 | 13.98 | 122.2 | 2.37 |
| 1896 | 15.6 | 153.6 | 3.8 |
| 1897 | 15.95 | 157.8 | 3.8 |
| 1898 | 16.8 | 195.8 | 5.08 |
| 1899 | 17.4 | 161.87 | 4.6 |
| 1 goo | 16.o | 168.1 | 2.6 |
| 1901 | 14.3 | 139.0 | 2.4 |
| igo2 | 17.88 | 143.69 | 4.7 |
| 1903 | 13.7 | *140.3 | 1.91 |
| *In calculating the infantile mortality for 1903, deaths due to premature birth have been included for the first time. | |||
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
The Infectious Diseases Notification and Prevention
Acts are in force in this District. The
following is a tabulated statement of the number of
cases of each disease notified during each of the last
three years. Cases notified twice being counted as
one case:—