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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

Shoreditch 1900

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]

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During the earlier the deaths averaged 724 per annum as compared with 479
during the later of these two periods, and the zymotic death-rates averaged 5.6 and 3.9
per 1,000 inhabitants. This reduction in the zymotic death-rate is mainly the
result of a decrease in the numbers of deaths from small pox, scarlet fever, typhus,
typhoid, and continued fevers.

Table: The cases of infectious disease certified during the year 1900, numbered 989. The number of cases certified since 1889, together with the attack rates per thousand inhabitants, are contained in the following table:—

The cases of infectious disease certified during the year 1900, numbered 989. The number of cases certified since 1889, together with the attack rates per thousand inhabitants, are contained in the following table:—

Year.Number of cases Certified.Attack rate per 1,000 population.
189011589.4
18918627.0
1892147812.0
1893198716.2
189411049.0
189511579.4
1896147312.1
1897133110.9
18989607.8
189911169.2
19009898.1

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The cases of infectious disease certified in London during 1900 numbered 35,304
and the attack.rate was 7.7 per 1,000 inhabitants.

Table: Subjoined is a list of the infectious diseases which are notifiable to the medical officer of health, together with the numbers of cases certified during the four quarters of the year, and the numbers and percentages of such cases which were removed to hospital for treatment :—

Subjoined is a list of the infectious diseases which are notifiable to the medical officer of health, together with the numbers of cases certified during the four quarters of the year, and the numbers and percentages of such cases which were removed to hospital for treatment :—

DiseaseFirst Quarter.Second Quarter.Third Quarter.Fourth Quarter.Total.Deaths.
Small Pox21......3...
Scarlet Fever or Scarlatina6491819433018
Diphtheria&Membranous Croup661008710035354
Cholera..................
Typhus..................
Enteric Fever (Typhoid)2819235212214
Continued Fever.........22...
Relapsing Fever..................
Puerperal Fever422193
Erysipelas3636445417010
Plague..................
Totals20024923730393999
Numbers and percentages of cases removed to hospitals123177169214685
61.5%71.0%71.3%70.6%69.0%