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
Holborn 1902
Report for the year 1902 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Holborn Sub-Division.
| Year. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhoea. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diphtheria. | ||||||||
| 1892 | - | 54 | 3 | 32 | 50 | 7 | 16 | 162 |
| 1893 | _ | 22 | 4 | 54 | 15 | 11 | 25 | 131 |
| 1894 | _ | 21 | - | 37 | 22 | 6 | 13 | 99 |
| 1895 | - | 45 | 6 | 7 | 8 | — | 24 | 90 |
| 1896 | 1 | 32 | — | 9 | 26 | 5 | 19 | 92 |
| 1897 | - | 8 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 35 | 88 |
| 1898 | - | 36 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 29 | 102 |
| 1899 | - | 11 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 26 | 64 |
| 1900 | - | 20 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 65 |
| 1901 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 69 |
| Average for 10 years 1892-1901. | 1.2 | 26.2 | 2.7 | 19.4 | 18.0 | 5.1 | 23.6 | 96.2 |
| 1902 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 62 |
Whole Borough.
| Year. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhœa. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | - | 101 | 6 | 49 | 61 | 16 | 33 | 266 |
| 1893 | 4 | 37 | 16 | 75 | 33 | 17 | 50 | 232 |
| 1894 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 50 | 51 | 17 | 22 | 179 |
| 1895 | 1 | 58 | 11 | 20 | 21 | 2 | 54 | 167 |
| 1896 | 1 | 73 | 7 | 14 | 39 | 9 | 36 | 179 |
| 1897 | — | 17 | 11 | 23 | 37 | 11 | 52 | 151 |
| 1898 | — | 62 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 7 | 51 | 172 |
| 1899 | — | 27 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 56 | 119 |
| 1900 | — | 31 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 45 | 128 |
| 1901 | 30 | 22 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 42 | 133 |
| Average for 10 years 1892-1901. | 3.7 | 46.4 | 7.0 | 29.4 | 30.9 | 11.1 | 44.1 | 172.6 |
| 1902 | 46 | 30 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 6 | 14 | 142 |
| Year. | Small-pox. | Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. | Scarlet Fever. | Enteric Fever. | Continued Fever. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | 8 | 64 | 172 | 24 | - | 105 | 1 | - | 874 |
| 1893 | 72 | 81 | 235 | 34 | — | 91 | 2 | — | 515 |
| 1894 | 7 | 40 | 84 | 33 | - | 63 | - | - | 227 |
| 1895 | 13 | 63 | 147 | 24 | 63 | 1 | - | 311 | |
| 1896 | — | 60 | 180 | 21 | - | 2 | - | 345 | |
| 1897 | 4 | 56 | 207 | 31 | - | 94 | 2 | - | 394 |
| 1898 | 39 | 65 | 23 | - | 7 2 | 1 | - | 200 | |
| 1899 | - | 28 | 76 | 23 | - | 56 | 1 | — | 184 |
| 1900 | - | 58 | 98 | 31 | - | 49 | 1 | - | 237 |
| 1901 | 158 | 60 | 150 | 17 | - | 58 | 1 | 1 | 445 |
| Average for 10 years 1892-1901. | 26.2 | 54.9 | 141.4 | 26.1 | — | 73.4 | 1.1 | 1 | 323.2 |
| 1902 | 159 | 44 | 90 | 24 | - | 45 | 2 | - | 364 |
Diarrhœa in persons over 1 year of age was notifiable from August 11th to September 29th, 1894, inclusive, during
which time 98 notifications were received.
Chicken-pox was notifiable from October 19th, 1901, to January 6th, 1903, inclusive, during which time 114 notification
were received.