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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
Strand (Westminster) 1896
Annual report on the statistics and sanitary condition relating to Strand District, London for the year 1896
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ON THE SANITARY CONDITION OF
Smallpox.—No cases were notified in the Strand District.
TABLE XII.
Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria and Membranous Croup cases and deaths in age periods. Strand District, 1896.
| 0-1 yrs. | 1-5 yrs. | 5-10 yrs. | 10-15 yrs. | 15-20 yrs. | 20-30 yrs. | 30-40 yrs. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever Cases | — | 35 | 51 | 23 | 18 | 3 | — | 130 |
| — | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | |
| Diphtheria Cases | 2 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 36 |
| — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
This statement holds good for the year L896 as the subjoined Table shows:—
| Quarter. | Cases notified. | Deaths. | Case Mortality. | Mean case Mortality taken as 100. | Death rate per 1,000 population. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per cent. | |||||
| 1st | 4,778 | 264 | 5.5 | 150 | 0.24 |
| 2nd | 4,889 | 197 | 4.0 | 109 | 0.18 |
| 3rd | 8,162 | 218 | 2.6 | 71 | 0.21 |
| 4th | 7,847 | 263 | 3.3 | 90 | 0.22 |
In this District 62 males and 68 females suffered, and 5 of the
females died, 4 of the deaths being in the first and one in the
last quarter of the year. The death-rates per 1,000 inhabitants
were in London 0.22, in the Strand District 0.20, in St. Anne's
Sub-District 0.16, in the Strand Sub-District 0.24.