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Holborn 1902

Report for the year 1902 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Table: Holborn Sub-District.

Holborn Sub-District.

Year.Small-pox.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Scarlet Fever.Enteric Fever.Continued Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Typhus Fever.Total.
189237132125-941-515
18932613532746211522655
189416596524-74——238
1895316016020—611—333
18961671142916521280
1897-15811425—42——339
1898—138969—882—283
1899—63117322431—258
1900—659624—40——225
19015310110422—311—312
Average for 10 years, 1892-1901.13.091.7151.425.6.560.31.0.3343.8
1902586911215—404—298
Chicken-pox was notifiable from October 19th, 1901, to January 6th, 1903, inclusive, during which time 168 notifications were received.

Table: Whole Borough.

Whole Borough.

Year.Small-pox.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Scarlet Fever.Enteric Fever.Continued Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Typhus Fever.Total.
18921113549349-1992-889
189398216562802206421,170
1894239914967—137——465
18954412330744—1242—644
1896112729450114831625
1897421432156—1362—733
1898—17716132—1103—483
1899—91193552992—442
1900-12319455—891—462
190121116125439—8921757
Average for 10 years, 1892-1901.39.2146.6292.851.7.5133.72.1.4667.0
190221711320239—856—662
Chicken-pox was notifiable from October 19th, 1901, to January 6th, 1903, inclusive, during which time 282 notifications were received.

Table: Small-pox. The outbreak of Small-pox during 1901—02 is the largest that has occurred since that of 1893-94. Since the very serious epidemic of 1871 the following haye been the number of deaths from Small-pox in the Metropolis, and the annual rates per million of the population:-

Small-pox. The outbreak of Small-pox during 1901—02 is the largest that has occurred since that of 1893-94. Since the very serious epidemic of 1871 the following haye been the number of deaths from Small-pox in the Metropolis, and the annual rates per million of the population:-

Years.Deaths from Small-pox.Years.Deaths from Small-pox.
Annual Total.Annual Rate per Million of the Population.Annual Total.Annual Rate per Million of the Population.
18717,9122,4211886245
18721,786537188792
187311333188892
187457161889——
18754612189041
1876736207189182
18772,55170918924110
18781,417387189320648
187945012018948922
188047112418955513
18812,367617189692
18824301101897164
1883136341898102
18841.236307189930-6
18851.419347190040-8
190122951
19021.314282