Thirty-ninth annual report on the sanitary condition of the Strand District, London, 1894 page 8

Strand (Westminster) 1894

Thirty-ninth annual report on the sanitary condition of the Strand District, London, 1894

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ON THE SANITARY CONDITION OF
Zymotic Diseases.
The number of cases notified in 1894 fell from 286
(in 1893) to 114; the decrease as shown in the subjoined
Table was due to scarlet fever, diphtheria and
smallpox, while there was a slight rise in the number
of enteric fever cases.

Table: The total deaths from zymotic diseases were also fewer, the diminution being under the headings of influenza, scarlet fever, diphtheria and diarrhœa, while there was an increase under the headings of whooping cough, measles, and enteric fever.

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The total deaths from zymotic diseases were also fewer, the diminution being under the headings of influenza, scarlet fever, diphtheria and diarrhœa, while there was an increase under the headings of whooping cough, measles, and enteric fever.

Diseases Notified.	Total for District.
Diseases Notified.	Year ending 31 Dec., 1892.	Year ending 31 Dec., 1893.	Year ending 31 Dec., 1894.
Small-pox	7	30	5
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup	33	79	30
Erysipelas	22	22	11
Scarlatina	111	143	52
Typhoid Fever	12	11	15
Puerperal Fever	1	1	0
Continued Fever	0	0	1
	186	286	ll4

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Table: The total deaths from zymotic diseases were also fewer, the diminution being under the headings of influenza, scarlet fever, diphtheria and diarrhœa, while there was an increase under the headings of whooping cough, measles, and enteric fever.