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Holborn 1905
Report for the year 1905 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Holborn District.
| Year. | Small-pox. | Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. | Scarlet Fever. | Enteric Fever. | Continued Fever. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895 | 31 | 60 | 160 | 20 | - | 61 | 1 | - | 333 |
| 1896 | 1 | 67 | 114 | 29 | 1 | 65 | 2 | 1 | 280 |
| 1897 | - | 158 | 114 | 25 | - | 42 | - | - | 339 |
| 1898 | - | 138 | 96 | 9 | - | 38 | 2 | - | 283 |
| 1899 | - | 63 | 117 | 32 | 2 | 43 | 1 | - | 258 |
| 1900 | - | 65 | 96 | 24 | - | 40 | - | - | 225 |
| 1901 | 53 | 101 | 104 | 22 | — | 31 | 1 | — | 312 |
| 1902 | 58 | 69 | 112 | 15 | — | 40 | 4 | — | 298 |
| 1903 | 1 | 31 | 89 | 17 | - | 25 | 3 | - | 166 |
| 1904 | 1 | 27 | 62 | 19 | — | 39 | 8 | — | 151 |
| Average for 10 years, 1895-1904. | 14.5 | 77.9 | 106.4 | 21.2 | .3 | 42.4 | 1.7 | .1 | 264.5 |
| 1905 | — | 37 | 88 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 1 | — | 149 |
Chicken-pox was notifiable from October 19th, 1901, to January 6th, 1903, inclusive, during which time 168
notifications were received, and from 8th April to November 6th, 1904, inclusive, during which time 34
notifications were received.
There were also the following voluntary notifications of Phthisis:—1904 187.
1905 109.
Whole Borough.
| Year. | Small-pox. | Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. | Scarlet Fever. | Enteric Fever. | Continued Fever. | Erysipelas. | Puerperal Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895 | 44 | 123 | 307 | 44 | - | 124 | 2 | - | 644 |
| 1896 | 1 | 127 | 294 | 50 | 1 | 148 | 3 | 1 | 625 |
| 1897 | 4 | 214 | 321 | 56 | - | 136 | 2 | - | 733 |
| 1898 | - | 177 | 161 | 32 | - | 110 | 3 | - | 483 |
| 1899 | - | 91 | 193 | 55 | 2 | 99 | 2 | - | 442 |
| 1900 | — | 123 | 194 | 55 | — | 89 | 1 | - | 462 |
| 1901 | 211 | 161 | 254 | 39 | - | 89 | 2 | 1 | 757 |
| 1902 | 217 | 113 | 202 | 39 | — | 85 | 6 | - | 662 |
| 1903 | 2 | 53 | 144 | 53 | 2 | 90 | 4 | — | 348 |
| 1904 | 6 | 46 | 99 | 41 | 77 | 7 | — | 276 | |
| Average for 10 vears 1895-1904. | 48.5 | 122.8 | 216.9 | 46.4 | .5 | 104.7 | 3.2 | .2 | 543.2 |
| 1905 | 1 | 47 | 156 | 21 | 1 | 35 | 2 | - | 263 |
Chicken-pox was notifiable from October 19th, 1901, to January 6th, 1903, inclusive, during which time 282
notifications were received, and from 8th April to November 6th, 1904, inclusive, during which time 61
notifications were received.
There were also the following voluntary notifications of Phthisis: —1904 344.
1905 208.
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