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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
Bethnal Green 1905
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1905
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THE SEVEN PRINCIPAL ZYMOTIC
DISEASES.
Included in the Zymotic mortality are the deaths
from the seven principal diseases of this class. The
total number of these, including eighty deaths in
hospital was 284 against 361 in 1904, a decrease of 77.
Table I. shews the relative proportion of deaths in
Hospital and at their own homes of the sufferers from
Zymotic diseases.
TABLE I.
| Disease. | Deaths at Home. | Deaths in Hospital. |
|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | — | 27 |
| Diphtheria | 10 | 21 |
| Enteric Fever | 4 | 4 |
| Erysipelas | 9 | 9 |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | 1 |
| Measles | 46 | 2 |
| Diarrhoea | 93 | 16 |
The total Zymotic deaths for the year were 120
below the decennial average for the ten years, 1895 to
1904. Table VI. in the appendix shews this average
to be 404. Table K compares the deaths from each
one of the Zymotic diseases in the two years 1904 and
1905; examination of the table shews that the decrease