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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Fulham 1898
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1898
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DEATHS AND DEATH-RATES FROM ZYMOTIC DISEASES. 396 deaths were due to the seven principal Zymotic diseases, viz.:—
| Smallpox | — |
| Measles | 59 |
| Scarlet Fever | 35 |
| Diphtheria | 61 |
| Whooping Cough | 41 |
| Enteric and Continued Fever | 18 |
| Diarrhœa | 182 |
| 396 |
These 396 deaths a r e equal to a death-rate of 3.16, while the
corresponding rate of the County of London was 2.77; of the three
adjoining parishes, that of Hammersmith was 3.19, that of Kensington
2.02, and that of Chelsea 2.73.
In the various sanitary areas of the Metropolis, the Zymotic
death-rate ranged from 1.17 in the City of London, 1.29 in St.
George's, Hanover Square, 1.40 in Hampstead and 1.97 in Lee, to
4.04 in St. Luke, 4.13 in Woolwich and 4.26 in Limehouse.
In the 33 large towns the Zymotic death-rate averaged 2.85,
ranging from 1.65 in Huddersfield, 1.99 in Croydon, and 2.04 in
Burnley, to 3.69 in Sunderland, 3.82 in Sheffield, and 4.03 in Salford.
During the past 10 years the number of deaths and the death-rate from these diseases have been as under:—
| Deaths. | Death-rate. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1888 | 252 | 3.2 |
| 1889 | 243 | 2.9 |
| 1890 | 379 | 4.3 |
| 1891 | 211 | 2.3 |
| 1892 | 448 | 4.6 |
| 1893 | 344 | 3.3 |
| 1894 | 426 | 4.0 |
| 1895 | 345 | 3.1 |
| 1896 | 422 | 3.6 |
| 1897 | 360 | 3.0 |
The mean of the 10 years being 3.43.