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Holborn 1902

Report for the year 1902 of the Medical Officer of Health

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DEATHS FROM ZYMOTIC DISEASES During the year the number of deaths from the seven principal Zymotic Diseases, viz.:— Small-pox, Measles, Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria (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.
Bloomsbury and St. Giles802 .54
Holborn Sub-District622'.22
Holborn Borough1422.39
And for London10,2802.21

The following are the numbers of deaths from the separate diseases:—

Bloomsbury and St. Giles.Holborn Sab-District.Holborn Borough.
Small-pox37946
Measles111930
Scarlet Fever628
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup5611
Whooping Cough111627
Typhoid Fever516
Typhus--
Diarrhœa5914
Total8062142

Deaths From zymotic diseases occurring in the borough during the year 1902 and during the preceding ten years. St. Giles and Bloomsbury.

Year.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Enteric Fever.Diarrhœa.Total.
1892-4731711917104
1893415122118625101
18941152132911980
18951135131323077
189641751341787
18979761861763
18982626952270
1899164143055
190011491362063
190119916471864
Average for 10 years 1892-19012.520.24.31012.96.020.576.4
1902371165115580