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Holborn 1903
Report for the year 1903 of the Medical Officer of Health
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DEATHS FROM ZYMOTIC DISEASES OCCURRING IN THE BOROUGH DURING THE YEAR 1903 AND DURING THE PRECEDING TEN YEARS.[/ St. Giles and Bloomsbury.
| Year. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhæa. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 25 | 101 |
| 1894 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 80 |
| 1895 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 30 | 77 |
| 1896 | – | 41 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 87 |
| 1897 | – | 9 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 17 | 63 |
| 1898 | – | 26 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 70 |
| 1899 | – | 16 | – | 4 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 55 |
| 1900 | – | 11 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 20 | 63 |
| 1901 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 64 |
| 1902 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 80 |
| Average for 10 years 1893-1902 | 6.2 | 16.6 | 4.6 | 8.8 | 12.9 | 5.6 | 19.3 | 74.0 |
| 1903 | – | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 32 |
Holborn Sub-Division.
| Year. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhæa. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1902 | 9 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 62 |
| Average for 10 years 1893-1902. | 2.1 | 22.7 | 2.6 | 16.8 | 14.6 | 4.5 | 22.9 | 86.2 |
| 1903 | – | 14 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 38 |
Whole Borough.
| Year. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhæa. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1902 | 46 | 30 | 8 | 11 | 27 | 6 | 14 | 142 |
| Average for 10 years 1893-1902. | 8.3 | 39.3 | 7.2 | 25.6 | 27.5 | 10.1 | 42.2 | 160.2 |
| 1903 | – | 17 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 70 |