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Hammersmith 1896
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Parish of Hammersmith for the 53 weeks ending January 2nd, 1897.
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DEATHS FROM THE 9 PRINCIPAL ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
The total number of deaths of parishioners that were
registered from the nine principal zymotic diseases last
year was 331 against 250 in the previous year. The
deaths of parishioners last year from these diseases were
equal to 18.8 per cent. of the total deaths of parishioners
registered, and were at the rate of 0.32 deaths per 100
persons living. The deaths from the 9 principal zymotic
diseases in the whole of London were equal to 16.9 per
cent. of the total deaths registered, and were at the
rate of 0.32 deaths per 100 persons living. These deaths
were, therefore, as compared with the total deaths of
parishioners registered 1.9 per cent. greater in this Parish
than in London, but as compared with the population the
same in this Parish as in London.
TABLE III.
The following table shows the deaths of parishioners registered from the 9 principal zymotic diseases which occurred in the years 1887 to 1896.
| Year. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. | Whooping Cough. | Typhus Fever. | Enteric Fever. | Simple Continued Fever. | Diarrhœa and Cholera. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887 | 0 | 101 | 26 | 43 | 52 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 101 | 339 |
| 1888 | 0 | 58 | 20 | 37 | 78 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 79 | 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 |
| 1894 | 0 | 72 | 10 | 53 | 55 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 67 | 272 |
| 1895 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 47 | 42 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 104 | 250 |
| 1896 | 0 | 58 | 20 | 52 | 60 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 125 | 331 |
CASES OF ILLNESS REPORTED AS DUE TO INFECTIOUS
DISEASE.
There were 933 cases of illness reported as due to
notifiable infectious diseases in this Parish during last
year, against 745 in the previous year. There were also
140 cases of illness that were not notifiable under the Act,