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Holborn 1907

Report for the year 1907 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Table: NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE BOROUGH DURING 1907, AND DURING THE PRECEDING TEN YEARS.St. Gilks and Bloomsbury.

NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE BOROUGH DURING 1907, AND DURING THE PRECEDING TEN YEARS.

St. Gilks and Bloomsbury.

Year.Small-pox.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Scarlet Fever.Enteric Fever.Continued Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Typhus Fever.Total
189745620731-942-394
1898396523_721-200
1899—287623_561-184
1900_589831-491-237
19011586015017-5811445
1902159449024-452-364
190312255362651-182
19045193722-384-125
19051106814-201-
1906—14749—221—120
Average for 10 years 1897-1906.32.835.092.023.0.251.91.5.12365
1907—32586—18—1115

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Chicken-pox was notifiable from October 19th, 1901, to January 6th, 1903, inclusive, during which time 114
notifications were received, and from April 8th to November 6th, 1904, inclusive, during which time
27 notifications were received.
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis was notifiable from March 12th.
There were also the following voluntary notifications of Phthisis
1904 157.
1905 99.
1906 98.
1907 74.

Table: Holborn District.

Holborn District.

year.Small-pox.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Scarlet Fever.Enteric Fever.Continued Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Typhus Fever.Total.
1897_15811425-42--339
1898—138969_382-_283
1899—63117322431-258
1900—659624_40_-225
19015310110422_311_312
1902586911215_404-298
19031318917_253-166
19041276219_393-151
1905—378871151_149
1906—52636—341—156
Average for 10 years, 1897-1906.11.374.194.117.6.334.71.6.0233.7
1907—32988—221—161

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Chicken-pox was notifiable from October 19th, 1901, to January 6th, 1908, inclusive, during which time 168
notifications were received, and from April 8th to November 6th, 1904, inclusive, during which time 34
notifications were received.
Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis was notifiable from March 12th. 2 notifications were received.
I here were also the following voluntary notifications of Phthisis:—
1904 187.
1905 109.
1906 93.
1907 97.