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Holborn 1904
Report for the year 1904 of the Medical Officer of Health
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
The number of notifications of infectious diseases in the Borough during 1904 was very small
in comparison with any of the preceding ten years. The number of notifications being only 276 in
comparison with a decennial average of 562.
The number of deaths from the seven principal zymotic diseases, viz.:—Smallpox, Measles,
Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup), Whooping Cough, Fever (including Enteric
or Typhoid, Typhus and Continued Fever), and Diarrhoea, was only 99 during the year in comparison
with a decennial average of 144.
DEATHS FROM ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
During the year the number of deaths from the seven principal Zymotic Disease, viz.:-
Small-pox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diptheria (including Membranous Croup), Whooping Cough,
Fever (including Enteric or Typhoid, Typhus and Continued Fever), and Diarrhœa, and the death-
rate from these diseases were:-
| Number. | Zymotic Death -Rate. | |
|---|---|---|
The following are the numbers of deaths from the separate diseases:—
| Bloomsbury and St. Giles. | Holborn Sub-District. | Holborn Borough. | |
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DEATHS FROM ZYMOTIC DISEASES OCCURRING IN THE BOROUGH DURING THE YEAR 1904 AND DURING THE PRECEDING TEN YEARS.St. Giles and Bloomsbury.
| Year. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhœa. | Total. |
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