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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

St Pancras 1894

Report upon the cause of the increae of mortality from diphtheria in London

Published
1894
Author
Sykes, John F.J.
Pages
12
Tables
7

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7 tables in this report

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    Annual Mortality per million living.
    Decennial Periods.England and Wales.London.
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.
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    Annual Mortality from Diphtheria per 1000 living.
    Year.England and Wales.28 large Towns.London.
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    But, the average number of children on the roll of the London School Board annually gives a more definite idea of the increase of elementary education in London, and for the purposes of comparison I have framed the following table:— London.
    Year.Census PopulationNumber of Deaths from Diphtheria. Registrar General's Annual Summary, 1892.Average number on roll of Board and Non-Board Schools.Number of Cases of Diphtheria admitted to Hospitals of Metropolitan Asylums Board.Number of Cases of Diphtheria notified.
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    The mortality from diphtheria in the hospitals of the Metropolitan Asylums Board was falling during this period, as shown by the following table:
    Year.Admissions.Deaths.Mortality per cent.
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    LONDON.—Deaths from Throat Diseases. (Extracted from tables of causes of deaths at different periods of life, male and female, in Registrar-General's Annual Reports.)
    Year.Total Throat Diseases.Diphtheria.Total Throat Diseases other than Diphtheria.Thrush.Croup.LaryngitisOther diseases of Larynx and Trachea.Sore Throat, Quinsy.*Estimated population.
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    LONDON.—Deaths from Throat Diseases — Under 15 Years, and 15 Years and Over. (Extracted from tables of Causes of Deaths at different periods of life, Male and Female, in Registrar's General Annual Reports).
    YearTotal throat diseases.Diphtheria.Total throat diseases other than diphtheria.Thrush.Croup.Laryngitis.Other diseases of larynx & trachea.Sore throat, quinsy.
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    LONDON.—Death Rates per million living per annum.
    Year.Diphtheria.Diseases of Throat other than Diphtheria.Total Diseases of Throat.Quinquennial Mean.