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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Bethnal Green 1910
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1910 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
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TABLE M.
| Disease. | 1909. | 1910. |
|---|---|---|
| Measles | 78 | 58 |
| Scarlet Fever | 25 | 9 |
| Diphtheria | 20 | 20 |
| Whooping Cough | 37 | 34 |
| Enteric Fever | 4 | 18 |
| Diarrhœa | 90 | 43 |
| Totals | 254 | 182 |
The death rate from these zymotic diseases is 1.38
for 1910 against 1.93 for the previous year. The
corresponding Metropolitan rates are 1.36 and 1.14.
Table N shews the percentage of deaths from each
disease on the total number of zymotic deaths.
TABLE N.
| Measles | caused 58 deaths, | 31.8 per cent. or 1 in | 3.1 deaths. |
| Scarlatina | „ 9 „ | 4.9 „ „ | 20.2 „ |
| Diphtheria | „ 20 „ | 10.9 „ „ | 9.1 „ |
| Whooping Cough | „ 34 „ | 18.7 „ „ | 5.3 „ |
| Typhus Fever | „ - „ | - „ „ | - „ |
| Enteric Fever | „ 18 „ | 9.8 „ „ | 10.1 „ |
| Simple Fever | „ — „ | - „ „ | — „ |
| Diarrhœa | „ 43 „ | 23.6 „ „ | 4.2 „ |