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 Leyton]
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TABLE XIX a .—DIPHTHERIA AND MEMBRANOUS
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The number of notifications received since the adoption of The Infectious Diseases (Notification) Act, 1890, and Deaths and Percentages.
Year. | Population. | N umber | Deaths | Percentage Mortality |
---|---|---|---|---|
1890 | 64,000 | 210 | 47 | 22.3 |
1891 (Census) | 63,000 | 301 | 65 | 21.5 |
1892 | 63,000 | 252 | 36 | 14.2 |
1893 | 64,000 | 277 | 49 | 17.6 |
1894* | 70,000 | 310 | 34 | 16.7 |
1895* | 75,OOO | 410 | 72 | 17.5 |
1896 | 77,000 | 25 | 12.9 | |
1897 | 85,000 | 156 | 20 | 12.8 |
1898 | 90,000 | 162 | 28 | 17.2 |
1899 | 93,000 | 216 | 31 | 14.3 |
1900 | 100,000 | 224 | 28 | 12.5 |
1901 (Census) | 100,000 | 261 | 36 | 13.7 |
1902 | 100,000 | 245 | 36 | 14.6 |
1903 | 102,000 | 187 | 27 | 14.4 |
1904 | 104,000 | 154 | 15 | 9.7 |
1905 | 105,000 | 126 | 12 | 9.5 |
1906 | 108,000 | 294 | 36 | 12.2 |
House-to-House Inspection started on the 18th June, 1895.