London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Chiswick 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chiswick]
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The following table gives the average births, deaths, and death rates, also the deaths from diseases of the zymotic class for the past ten years.
| 1887 | 1888 | 1889 | 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | Average of last 10 years. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births during the year | 683 | 688 | 678 | 639 | 654 | 679 | 675 | 708 | 692 | 724 | 682 |
| Birth rate per thousand | 34.84 | 34.10 | 32.64 | 29.89 | 29.48 | 29.80 | 28.86 | 29.52 | 28.15 | 28.55 | 30.50 |
| Deaths from all causes | 318 | 331 | 271 | 358 | 345 | 392 | 338 | 313 | 382 | 360 | 340.8 |
| Death rate per thousand | 16.24 | 16.40 | 13.04 | 16.75 | 15.55 | 17.20 | 14.45 | 13.05 | 15.37 | 14.29 | 15.23 |
| Deaths from Small Pox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | O |
| „ Measles | 2 | 8 | 3 | l6 | 8 | 34 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10.9 |
| ,, Scarlet Fever | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2.6 |
| „ Diphtheria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3.0 |
| „ Whooping Cough | 3 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 10.11 |
| ,, Typhoid and other Fevers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2.6 |
| Diarrhoea | 19 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 26 | 22 | 16.8 |
| „ Croup (Membranous and Diphtheritic) | 0 | 1 | 1 | I | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1.5 |
| „ Erysipelas | 1 | 1 | 0 | I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 06 |
| „ principal zymotic diseases | 32 | 38 | 26 | 50 | 43 | 89 | 49 | 40 | 50 | 77 | 49.6 |
| Death rate from do. | 1.58 | 1.78 | 1.20 | 2.38 | 1.93 | 3.90 | 2.09 | 1.66 | 2.4 | 3.05 | 2.16 |