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Shoreditch 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]
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(Appendix). The rate was highest in Whitmore and lowest in Moorfields Ward,
being 2.5 per 1,000 in the former and nil in the latter. In connection with this it
should be noted that the density of the population per acre in Whitmore Ward is
more than three times as great as that in Moorfields. The fact that no deaths from
any of the principal zymotic diseases occurred in the latter ward happens for the first
time, and is of course an exceptional circumstance.
The cases of notifiable infectious disease numbered 528, being 201 less than in 1909. The numbers of cases annually certified since 1889, and the attack-rates per 1,000 inhabitants, are contained in the following table :—
| Year. | Number of cases. | Attack-rate per 1,000 inhabitants. |
|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 1158 | 9.4 |
| 1891 | 862 | 7.0 |
| 1892 | 1478 | 12.0 |
| 1893 | 1987 | 16.2 |
| 1891 | 1104 | 9.0 |
| 1895 | 1157 | 9.4 |
| 1896 | 1473 | 12.1 |
| 1897 | 1331 | 10.9 |
| 1898 | 960 | 7.8 |
| 1899 | 1116 | 9.2 |
| 1900 | 989 | 8.1 |
| 1901 | 1146 | 9.8 |
| 1902 | 1239 | 10.5 |
| 1903 | 664 | 5.6 |
| 1904 | 776 | 6.6 |
| 1905 | 1151 | 9.8 |
| 1906 | 951 | 8.2 |
| 1907 | 1265 | 10.8 |
| 1908 | 1028 | 8.8 |
| 1909 | 729 | 6.3 |
| 1910 | 528 | 4.5 |
The cases during 1910 were less numerous than in any year since the notification
of infectious diseases became compulsory.
The cases of notifiable infectious disease certified in the Metropolis during
1910 amounted to 21,777, including cases notified as cerebro-spinal fever which
has been a notifiable disease since March, 1907, the attack-rate being 4.4 per 1,000
population, as compared with 6.0 for 1909.
Subjoined is a list of the infectious diseases which are notifiable to the Medical
Officer of Health, showing the number of cases certified in the Borough for each