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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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in 1898, 11 in 1897, and 12 in 1896. Of children over 5 years of age, 3 died from
scarlet fever, the mortality being 1.5 per cent. of the cases, as against 1.3 in 1899, 2.5
in 1898 and 1 per cent. in 1897.
In the subjoined table are contained the distribution of the cases certified and the deaths amongst the males and females in the Borough and the four registration sub-districts:—
| Sub-District. | SCARLET FEVER. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases Certified. | Fatal Cases. | |||||
| Male. | Female. | Total. | Male. | Female. | Total. | |
| Shoreditch South | 13 | 14 | 27 | — | — | — |
| Hoxton New Town | 55 | 47 | 102 | 3 | 5 | — |
| Hoxton Old Town | 32 | 33 | 65 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Haggerston | 58 | 78 | 136 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Total for the whole Borough | 158 | 172 | 330 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
Cases of scarlet fever were least numerous in Shoreditch during the first quarter
of the year, they were fairly equally distributed over the other three quarters.
During 1900 13,812 cases of scarlet fever were certified in the whole of London,
the attack-rate being 3.0 per 1,000 population, as compared with 3.9 in 1899 and 3.7 in
1898. The deaths numbered 361, as compared with 398 in 1899, and the death-rate
form the disease was 0.08 as compared with 0 09 in 1899 and 0.13 in 1898.
DIPHTHERIA (INCLUDING MEMBRANOUS CROUP).
There was 353 cases of the above disorder certified during the year 1900,
including 15 which were subsequently stated not to be suffering from diphtheria.
The deaths numbered 54.
The numbers of cases and deaths since 1890 are set out below :
| Year. | Cases. | Deaths. | Year. | Cases. | Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 237 | 65 | 1896 | 356 | 75 |
| 1892 | 213 | 50 | 1897 | 361 | 80 |
| 1893 | 513 | 149 | 1898 | 259 | 45 |
| 1894 | 303 | 76 | 1899 | 369 | 63 |
| 1895 | 244 | 59 | 1900 | 353 | 54 |