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Bethnal Green 1908
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1908 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
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THE PRINCIPAL ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
The deaths attributed to the diseases usually included
in this group, and upon which the Registrar
General calculates his Zymotic mortality, numbered
330 against 251 in 1907, an increase of seventy-nine.
Many of these deaths occured in hospital, as will be
seen from Table L.
TABLE L.
| Disease. | Deaths at Home. | Deaths in Hospital. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 0 | 39 | 39 |
| Enteric Fever | 3 | 10 | 13 |
| Erysipelas | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Measles | 100 | 5 | 105 |
| Diarrhœa | 77 | 25 | 102 |
| Diphtheria | 7 | 22 | 29 |
Notwithstanding this increase of seventy-nine we
are still eighteen below the decennial average of the
ten years 1898 to 1907. Table VI in the appendix
shews this average to be 348.
The next table M compares the deaths from each
of the Zymotic Diseases in the two years 1907 and
1908. From this it will be seen that the increased
mortality is principally due to Measles and Diarrhoea.