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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

Uxbridge 1898

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Uxbridge RDC]

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Table: The various causes of the deaths are stated in Table A and are as follows:-

The various causes of the deaths are stated in Table A and are as follows:-

Scarlatina1
Diphtheria35
Enteric Fever5
Measles6
Whooping Cough1
Diarrhoea and Dysentery19
Phthisis34
Bronchitis &c.48
Heart Disease28
Injuries12
All other Diseases124
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The deaths which have to be deducted as not belonging to our district are
Diphtheria 29; Diarrhœa 1; Phthisis 4; Bronchitis 6; Heart Disease 3; and all
other Diseases 15; Total 58.
The births amounted to 456 which gives a birth-rate of 29.7 per 1000 which
is less than last year when it was 33.02.

Table: During the year I received 117 notifications of Infectious diseases classified as follows:—

During the year I received 117 notifications of Infectious diseases classified as follows:—

Scarlatina39
Diphtheria38
Enteric Fever15
Erysipelas25
117

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The total is less than last year by 38