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Hammersmith 1893
Eighth annual report to 15th March, 1894...
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DEATHS FROM THE 9 PRINCIPAL ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
The total number of deaths of parishioners that were
registered from the 9 principal zymotic diseases during
last year was 286, against 345 in the previous year. The
deaths of parishioners last year from these diseases were
equal to 15.8 per cent. of the total deaths of parishioners
registered, and were at the rate of 0.28 deaths per 100
persons living. The deaths from the 9 principal zymotic
diseases in the whole of London were equal to 144 per
cent. of the total deaths registered, and were at the rate
of 0 31 deaths per 100 persons living. These deaths
were, therefore, as compared with the total deaths of
parishioners registered 1.4 per cent. greater in this Parish
than in London, but as compared with the population
0.03 per cent. less in this Parish than in London.
TABLE III.
The following table shows the deaths of parishioners registered from the 9 principal zymotic diseases which occurred in the years 1885 to 1893.
| Year. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. | Whooping Cough. | Typhus Fever. | Enteric Fever. | Simple Continued Fever. | Diarrhoea and Cholera. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 6 | 86 | 7 | 13 | 46 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 100 | 267 |
| 1886 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 48 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 99 | 208 |
| 1887 | 0 | 101 | 26 | 43 | 52 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 101 | 339 |
| 1888 | 0 | 58 | 20 | 37 | 78 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 70 | 282 |
| 1889 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 46 | 37 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 53 | 192 |
| 1890 | 0 | 95 | 16 | 50 | 75 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 98 | 348 |
| 1891 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 72 | 50 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 74 | 223 |
| 1892 | 0 | 122 | 11 | 71 | 53 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 81 | 345 |
| 1893 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 56 | 51 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 126 | 286 |
CASES OF ILLNESS REPORTED AS DUE TO INFECTIOUS
DISEASES.
There were 1252 cases of illness reported as due to notifiable
infectious diseases in this Parish during last year,
against 971 in the previous year. There were also 57 cases
of illness that were not notifiable under the Act, reported
as due to infectious diseases, against 226 in the previous
year.