Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Table giving Death Rate from Various Infectious Diseases during the past 15 Years.
Years. | Small Pox. | Erysipelas. | Diphtheria & Membranous Croup. | Scarlet Fever | Enteric and Continued Fever. | Puerperal Fever. | Measles. | Estimated Population. | ||||||||||||||
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Cases. | Deaths. | Rate per 1,000. | Cases. | Deaths. | Rate per 1,000. | Cases. | Deaths. | Rate per 1,000. | Cases. | Deaths. | Rate per 1,000. | Cases. | Deaths. | Rate per 1,000. | Cases. | Deaths. | Rate per 1,000. | Cases. | Deaths. | Rate per 1,000. | ||
1892 | 1 | 1 | .08 | 18 | ...... | ...... | 29 | ...... | ...... | 25 | 1 | .08 | 6 | 1 | .08 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 3 | .24 | 12,406 |
1893 | 4 | ...... | ...... | 30 | ...... | ...... | 75 | 12 | .85 | 138 | 4 | .28 | 11 | 2 | .14 | 3 | 2 | .14 | ...... | ...... | ...... | 14,082 |
1894 | 21 | 1 | .06 | 27 | 1 | .06 | 29 | 4 | .25 | 90 | 1 | .06 | 10 | 1 | .06 | 1 | ...... | ...... | ...... | 5 | .31 | 15,974 |
1895 | 1 | ...... | ...... | 36 | 1 | .05 | 24 | 2 | .11 | 32 | ...... | ...... | 11 | 2 | .11 | ...... | ...... | ...... | ...... | 1 | .05 | 18,022 |
1896 | ...... | ...... | ...... | 47 | 4 | .18 | 46 | 7 | .34 | 157 | 3 | .14 | 34 | 5 | .24 | 2 | 2 | .09 | 38 | 2 | .09 | 20,570 |
1897 | ...... | ...... | ...... | 35 | ...... | ...... | 32 | 1 | .04 | 132 | ...... | ...... | 34 | 6 | .25 | 2 | 2 | .08 | 325 | 3 | .12 | 23,319 |
1898 | ...... | ...... | ...... | 36 | ...... | ...... | 66 | 2 | .07 | 74 | ...... | ...... | 33 | 3 | 11 | ...... | ...... | ...... | 425 | 5 | .18 | 26,468 |
1899 | ...... | ...... | ...... | 60 | 3 | .09 | 74 | 11 | .36 | 128 | 1 | .03 | 26 | 6 | .19 | 1 | ...... | ...... | 467 | 12 | .39 | 30,154 |
1900 | 12 | ...... | ...... | 59 | 1 | .02 | 71 | 4 | .11 | 190 | ...... | ...... | 23 | 4 | .11 | 1 | 1 | .02 | 326 | 2 | .05 | 34,394 |
1901 | 6 | ...... | ...... | 37 | 1 | .02 | 76 | 6 | .15 | 285 | ...... | ...... | 33 | 4 | .10 | ...... | ...... | ...... | 805 | 5 | .12 | 39,022 |
1902 | 44 | 8 | .17 | 67 | 4 | .08 | 86 | 8 | .17 | 264 | 2 | .04 | 61 | 7 | .15 | 3 | 2 | .04 | 564 | 3 | .06 | 44,530 |
1903 | 9 | 1 | .02 | 49 | ...... | ...... | 95 | 14 | .28 | 181 | 2 | .04 | 28 | 2 | .04 | 2 | 1 | .02 | 684 | 10 | .20 | 49,646 |
1904 | 11 | ...... | ...... | 56 | 1 | .01 | 181 | 10 | .18 | 224 | 5 | .09 | 32 | 4 | .07 | 4 | 4 | .07 | 1138 | 17 | .30 | 54,120 |
1905 | ...... | ...... | ...... | 48 | 3 | .04 | 85 | 4 | .06 | 288 | 4 | .06 | 22 | 4 | .06 | 3 | 3 | .04 | ...... | 3 | .04 | 60,441 |
1906 | ...... | ...... | ...... | 52 | 1 | .01 | 132 | 11 | .16 | 326 | 3 | .04 | 35 | 1 | .01 | 3 | 2 | .03 | ...... | 5 | .07 | 65,165 |