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Fulham 1902
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1902
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Deaths and Death-rate from Zymotic Diseases.
454 deaths were due to the seven principal Zymotic
diseases, viz.:—
TABLE IX.
| Small-pox | 13 |
| Measles | 168 |
| Scarlet Fever | 19 |
| Whooping Cough | 65 |
| Diphtheria | 51 |
| Enteric Fever | 9 |
| Diarrhœa | 129 |
| 454 |
These deaths correspond to a death-rate per 1,000 living
of 3.13.
Distribution of Deaths from Zymotic Disease.
The following table gives the death-rate in each ward from
the several zymotic diseases :—
| Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whoop ing Cough. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhœa. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The death-rate from Zymotic diseases in the County of
London was 2.21 per 1,000, ranging from 0.81 in Hampstead,
1.17 in Stoke Newington, and 1.28 in Westminster, to 3.18 in
Finsbury, 3.31 in Stepney, and 5.53 in Shoreditch. In the 76
large towns, the rate averaged 2.12 per 1,000.