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Holborn 1910

Report for the year 1910 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Table: NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE BOROUGH DURING 1910, AND DURING THE PRECEDING TEN YEARS.St. Giles and Bloomsbury.

NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN THE BOROUGH DURING 1910, AND DURING THE PRECEDING TEN YEARS.St. Giles and Bloomsbury.

Year.Small-pox.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Scarlet Fever.Enteric Fever.Continued Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Typhus Fever.Total.
1900–589831–491–237
19011686015017–5811445
1902159449024–452–384
190312255362651–182
19045193722–384–125
19051106814–201–114
1906–14749–221–120
1907–32586–18–1115
1908–218112–282–144
19091154461212–90
Average for 10 years 1900-1909.32.529.575.517.7.336.41.5.2193.6
1910–12298—17——66

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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, 1907, —; 1910, 1.

Table: There were also the following voluntary notifications of Phthisis:—

There were also the following voluntary notifications of Phthisis:—

19041571909 Voluntary9116
190599,, Poor Law107
190698
1907741910 Voluntary561
190861,, Poor Law56

Table: Holborn District.

Holborn District.

Year.Small-pox.Diphtheria and membranous Croup.Scarlet Fever.Enteric Fever.Continued Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Typhus Fever.Total.
1900–659624240––225
19015310110422–311–312
1902586911215–404–298
19031318917–253–166
19041276219–393–151
1905–378871151–149
1906–52636–341–156
1907–32988–221–161
1908–2911213–18––172
1909–325410–201–117
Average for 10 years, 1900-1909.11.347.587.814.1.328.41.5.0190.7
1910–333917–25––114

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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.

Table: Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis was notifiable from March 12th, 1907; notifications received, 1907, 2 ; 1908-1910, nil. There were also the following voluntary notifications of Phthisis:—

Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis was notifiable from March 12th, 1907; notifications received, 1907, 2 ; 1908-1910, nil. There were also the following voluntary notifications of Phthisis:—

19041871909 Voluntary 7226
1905109,, Poor Law 219
190693
1907971910 Voluntary 11109
190891„ Poor Law 98

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