London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Fulham 1905
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year ending December 31st, 1905
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TABLE IX. Death from the seven principal Infectious Liseases.
| 1895. | 1896. | 1897. | 1898. | 1899. | 1900 | 1901. | 1902 | 1903. | 1904. | number of Deaths I895-I904. | Deathrate I895-I904. | 1905. | Deathrate 1905. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 13 | ... | ... | 1.5 | 0.01 | ... | 0.00 |
| Measles | 50 | 101 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 80 | 37 | 168 | 62 | 64 | 73.9 | 0.54 | 85 | 0.54 |
| Scarlet Fever | 21 | 28 | 27 | 35 | 33 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 21.8 | 0.16 | 23 | 0.15 |
| Whooping Couph | 50 | 68 | 61 | 41 | 54 | 54 | 76 | 65 | 48 | 58 | 57.5 | 0.44 | 82 | 0.52 |
| Diphtheria | 77 | 78 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 65 | 48 | 51 | 24 | 24 | 55.0 | 0.42 | 24 | 0.16 |
| Enter Fever | 12 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 14.9 | 0.11 | 10 | 0.06 |
| Diarrhoea | 133 | 138 | 147 | 182 | 183 | 156 | 181 | 129 | 167 | 224 | 164.0 | 1.25 | 200 | 1.27 |
| 343 | 422 | 360 | 396 | 402 | 397 | 387 | 454 | 325 | 380 | 386.6 | 2.93 | 424 | 2.70 |