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Hammersmith 1897
Twelfth annual report to 25th March, 1898...
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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
was 284, against 331 in the previous year. The
deaths of parishioners last year from these diseases were
equal to 16.7 per cent. of the total deaths of parishioners
registered, and were at the rate of 0.27 deaths per 100
persons living. Tne deaths from the 9 principal zymotic
diseases in the whole of London were equal to 14.5 per
cent. of the total deaths registered, and were at the rate of
0.26 deaths per 100 persons living. These deaths were
therefore, as compared with the total deaths of parishioners
registered 2.2 per cent. greater in this Parish than in
London, and as compared with the population .01
greater 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 1888 to 1897.
| Year. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria and Membraneous Croup. | Whooping Cough. | Typhus Fever. | Enteric Fever. | Simple Continued Fever. | Diarrhœa and Cholera. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CASES OF ILLNESS REPORTED AS DUE TO INFECTIOUS
DISEASE.
There were 708 cases reported as due to notifiable
infectious diseases in this Parish against 933 in the