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Holborn 1906

Report for the year 1906 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Table: Holborn District.

Holborn District.

Year.Small-pox.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Scarlet Fever.Enteric Fever.Continued Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Typhus Fever.Total.
18961671142916521280
1897—15811425—42——339
1898—138969—382—283
1899—63117322431—258
1900—6511724—40——225
19015310110422—311—312
1902586911215—404—298
19031318917—253—166
19041276219—393—151
1905—378871151—149
Average for 10 years, 1896-1905.11.475.699.219.9.437.81.7.1246.1
1906—52636—341—156

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Chicken-pox was notifiable from October 19th, 1901, to January 6th, 1903, inclusive, during which time 168
notifications were received, and from April 8th 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.
1906 93.

Table: Whole Borough.

Whole Borough.

Year.Small-pox.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Scarlet Fever.Enteric Fever.Continued Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Typhus Fever.Total.
1896112729450114831625
1897421432156—1362—733
1898—17716132—1103—483
1899—91193552992—442
1900—12319455—891—462
190121116125439—8921757
190221711320239—856—662
1903253144532904—348
19046469941—777—276
1905147156211352—263
Average for 10 years, 1896-1905.44.2115.2201.844.1.695.83.2.2505.1
1906—6613715—562—276

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Chicken-pox was notifiable from October 19th, 1901, to January 6th, 1903, inclusive, during which time 282
notifications were received, and from April 8th 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.
1906 91.