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Bermondsey 1886
Report on the sanitary condition of the Parish of Bermondsey for the year 1886
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TABLE II.
DEATHS FROM ZYMOTIC DISEASES IN 1886.
ZYMOTIC
DISEASES.
1886.
Total for
the Year
1886.
Rate per
1000
living,
Percentage
of Total
Deaths.
1st
Quarter.
2nd
Quarter.
3rd
Quarter.
4th
Quarter.
...
Small Pox ... ... ...
...
..
...
...
...
...
4
Measles ... ... ...
15
70
0.78
4.12
23
28
...
Scarlet Fever ... ...
9
0.18
0.94
1
6
16
Diphtheria ... ... ...
2
4
0.70
12
0.13
2
4
17
4.47
6
0.84
Whooping Cough ... ...
50
3
76
1
2
Fever ... ... ...
0.07
4
0.41
7
...
69
1.07
Diarrhœa ... ... ...
7
12
96
5.65
8
1
95
0.22
0.11
Simple Cholera ... ...
1
2
...
...
3.10
Total ... ... ...
43
279
88
53
16.4
TABLE II. DEATHS FROM ZYMOTIC DISEASES IN 1886.
| ZYMOTIC DISEASES. | 1886 | Total for the Year 1886. | Rate per 1000 living, | Percentage of Total Deaths. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter. | 2nd Quarter. | 3rd Quarter. | 4th Quarter. | ||||
| Small Pox ... ... ... | ... | ... | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Measles ... ... ... | 23 | 15 | 4 | 28 | 70 | 0.78 | 4.12 |
| Scarlet Fever ... ... | 1 | ... | 9 | 6 | 16 | 0.18 | 0.94 |
| Diphtheria ... ... ... | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 0.13 | 0.7 |
| Whooping Cough ... ... | 50 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 76 | 0.84 | 4.47 |
| Fever ... ... ... | 4 | 1 | 2 | ... | 7 | 0.07 | 0.41 |
| Diarrhœa ... ... ... | 8 | 7 | 69 | 12 | 96 | 1.07 | 5.65 |
| Simple Cholera ... ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 2 | 0.22 | 0.11 |
| Total ... ... ... | 88 | 43 | 95 | 53 | 279 | 3.1 | 16.4 |