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Fulham 1911

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1911

Published
1912
Author
Jackson, J. Charles.
Pages
102
Tables
78

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  • Page 6
    The following table shows the increase of the borough in the last sixty years:— TABLE I.
    Year.Population.Increase per cent. during previous intercensal period.Persons to the Acre.Rateable Value.
    £
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    TABLE II. Showing the number of tenements in 1911 and the population of the wards in 1901 and 1911..
    Ward.Dwellings or Tenements.Population, 1911.Population, 1901.
    Inhabited.Uninhabited.MalesFemales.Total.Males.Females.Total.
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    TABLE III. Proportion of Males to Females.
    Ward.Proportion of Males to Females.
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    TABLE IV. VITAL STATISTICS OF WHOLE DISTRICT DURING 1911 AND PREVIOUS YEARS. Prepared in accordance with the instructions of the Local Government Board.
    Year.Population Estimated to Middle of each Year.Births.Total Deaths Registered in the District.Transferable Deaths.†Nett Deaths belonging to the District.
    Uncorrected Number.Nett.Under 1 Year of Age.At all Ages.
    Number.Rate.Number. *Rate.of NonResidents registered in the District.of Residents not registered in the District.Number. *Rate per 1,000 Nett Births.Number.Rate.
    12345678910111213
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    TABLE V. Births and Birth-rates.
    Ward,Males.Females.Total Births.Birth-rate.
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    TABLE VI. Causes of and Ages at Death during the Year 1911.
    Nett Deaths at the subjoined ages of "Residents" whether occurring within or without the District (a).Total Deaths whether of "Residents" of "Non- Residents" in Institutions in the District (b)Deaths at all ages of "Residents" belonging to Localities whether occurring in or beyond the District.
    Causes of DeathAll AgesUnder 1 Year1 and under 2 years2 and under 5 years5 and under 15 years15 and under 25 years25 and under 45 years45 and under 65 years65 and upwardsBarons Court WardLillie WardWalham WardMargravine WardMunster WardHurlingham WardSands End WardTown Ward
    12345678910111213141516171819
  • Page 14
    The mortality in the four quarters of the year was as under:—
    DeathDeath-rate.
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    TABLE VII. Death-rate per 1,000 persons in each Ward.
    Barons Court Ward.Lillie Ward.Walham Ward.Margravine Ward.Munster Ward.Hurlingham Ward.Sands End Ward.Town Ward.
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    TABLE VIII. INFANT MORTALITY DURING THE YEAR 1911.
    Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.Deaths wider One Year belonging to Localities.Deaths under One Year in previous years.
    CAUSE OF DEATH.Under 1 Week.1—2 Weeks2—3 Weeks.3-4 Weeks.Total under 1 Month.1—3 Months.8—6 Months.6—9 Months.9—12 Months.Total Deaths under One Year.Barons Court Ward.Lillie Ward.Walham Ward.Margravine Ward.Munster Ward.Hurlingham Ward.Sands End Ward.Town Ward.Total Deaths under 1 year, 1910.Total Deaths under 1 year, 1909.Total Deaths under 1 year, 190S.Total Deaths under 1 year, 1907.Total Deaths under 1 year, 1906.
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    The disastrous effect of the prolonged and excessive heat of 1911 can be judged by comparing the rates for the four quarters of the year:—
    Deaths under one year per 1000 births.
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    The corresponding rates of the County of London, the adjoining boroughs and other localities, were as under:—
    Deaths under one year per 1000 births.
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    Causes of Infantile Mortality. Table VIII. gives the causes of infantile mortality at various periods under one year, and the following gives the proportion of deaths occurring at certain age periods: — TABLE IX.
    Age Period.Percentage of Total Deaths under one Year.
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    TABLE X. Death under one year per 1,000 births.
    Ward.1901190219031904190519061907190819091910Mean of Ten Years 1901-19101911
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    TABLE XI. MORTALITY OF ILLEGITIMATE INFANTS. 1911. Nett Deaths from stated causes at various Ages under One Year of Age.
    Cause of Death.Under 1 week.1-2 weeks.2-3 weeks.3-4 weeks.Total under 1 month.1-3 months.3-6 months.6-9 months.9-12 months.Total Deaths under 1 year.
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    The proportion which the deaths at age periods over one year bears to the total number of deaths is as under:—
    Percentage of Total Deaths.
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    TABLE XII. Deaths from the seven principal Infectious Diseases.
    1901.1902.1903.1904.1905.1906.1907.1908.1909.1910.Mean number of Deaths 1901—1910.Mean Death-rate 1901—1910.Deaths 1911.Death-rate 1911.
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    TABLE XIII. Deaths from the seven principal epidemic diseases per 1,000 of the population in each Ward in 1911.
    Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Whooping Cough.Enteric Fever.Diarrhœa.Total.
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    TABLE XIV. Cases of Infections Diseases notified to Medical Officer of Health.
    1890189118921893189418951896189718981899190019011902190319041905190619071908190919101911
  • Page 28
    TABLE XV. Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the Year 1911.
    Notifiable Disease.Number of Cases Notified,Total Cases Notified in each Locality (e.g. Parish or Ward) of the District.
    At all Ages.At Ages—Years.Barons Court Ward.Lillie Ward.Walham Ward.Margravine Ward.Munster Ward.Hurlingham WardSands End Ward.Town Ward.Total cases removed to Hospital.
    Under 1.1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 45.45 to 65.65 and upwards.
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    TABLE XVI. Cases of Infectious Diseases notified, per 10,000 inhabitants.
    Ward.Small-pox.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria.Enteric Fever.Erysipelas.Puerperal Fever.Cerebrospinal Meningitis.Ophthalmia Neonatorum.Poliomyelitis.Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
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    TABLE XVII. Supplemental Return for 1910 for the Borough of Fulham.
    No. of Births Registered from Jan. 1st 1910, to Dec. 31st, 1910.Successfully Vaccinated.Insusceptible of Vaccination.Dead Unvaccinated.Postponed by Medical Certificate.Certificates granted under Clause 2 of Vaccination Act, 1898.Removed to Districts in which Vaccination Officer has been notified.Removed to places unknown.Outstanding.
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    TABLE XVIII. Return of Vaccination for the period from January to June, 1911, for the Borough of Fulham.
    No. of Births Registered from Jan. 1st, 1911, to June 30th, 1911.Successfully Vaccinated.Insusceptible of Vaccination.Dead Unvaccinated.Postponed by Medical Certificate.Certificates granted under Clause 2 of Vaccination Act, 1898.Removed to Districts in which Vaccination Officer has been notified.Removed to places unknown.Outstanding.
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    The returns for the four quarters were :—
    Cases.Deaths.
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    The cases occurred in 327 houses as under :—
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    DIPHTHERIA. The cases of diphtheria notified in the four quarters of the year were as under: —
    Cases.Deaths.
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    The cases occurred in 274 houses as under:—
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    During the year the following notifications were received under the Tuberculosis Regulations, 1908
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    The distribution of the deaths was as under:—
    Males.Females.
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    TABLE XIX. Deaths per 1,000 of the population of each Ward from Phthisis and other Tuberculous Diseases.
    Death-rate from Phthisis.Death-rate from other Tuberculous Diseases.Death-rate from all Tuberculous Diseases.
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    SICKNESS AND DEATHS FROM NON-NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES. Measles. The deaths from measles in the four quarters of the year were:—
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    Class-rooms closed on Account of Measles during 1911.
    School.Classroom.Period of Exclusion.
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    Diarrhoea. The deaths from diarrhoea and enteritis in the four quarters of the year were :—
    Number of Deaths.Death-rate.
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    Other classes of diseases caused the following deaths :—
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    The deaths of Fulham residents in public institutions and elsewhere outside the borough numbered 378, and occurred in the following institutions:—
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    GENERAL SANITARY ADMINISTRATION. Disinfection. All infected articles were disinfected at the Council's Disinfecting Station, Townmead Road, the following being dealt with during the year:—
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    1,724 rooms were disinfected and cleansed, viz.:—
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    BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS. The following bacteriological examinations were made on behalf of the Council by the Lister Institute:—
    Number of Specimens.
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    PUBLIC MORTUARY. 174 bodies were removed to the Mortuary during the year, viz. :—
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    Including Inspections made by Sanitary Inspectors or Inspectors of Nuisances.
    Premises.Number of
    Inspections.Written Notices.Prosecutions.
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    2.—DEFECTS FOUND IN FACTORIES, WORKSHOPS AND WORKPLACES.
    Particulars.Number of Defects.Number of Prosecutions.
    Found.Remedied.Referred to H.M. Inspector.
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    3.-HOME WORK.
    NATURE OF WORK.OUTWORKERS' LISTS, SECTION 107.OUTWORK IN UNWHOLESOME PREMISES, SECTION 108.OUTWORK IN INFECTED PREMISES, SECTIONS 109, 110.
    Lists received from Employers.Notices served on Occupiers as to keeping or sending lists.Prosecutions.
    Sending twice in the year.Sending once in the yearFailing to keep or permit inspection of lists.Failing to send lists.Instances.Notices served.ProsecutionsInstances.Orders made (Sec. 110).Prosecutions (Sees. 109. 110).
    Lists.Outworkers.Lists.Outworkers.
    Contractors.Workmen.Contractors.Workmen.
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    4.—REGISTERED WORKSHOPS.
    Class.Number.
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    5.—OTHER MATTERS.
    Class.Number.
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    The undermentioned samples were purchased for analysis in 1911 :—
    Article.Number of Samples taken Officially.Number Adulterated.Number of Samples taken Unofficially.Number Adulterated.Total Samples.Total Adulterated.Percentage of Adulteration.
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    In the ten preceding years the samples purchased for analysis were as under :—
    Number of Samples.Samples Adulterated.Percentage of Adulteration.
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    The average composition of the samples purchased as new milk in each of the four quarters was as under:—
    Solids other than Fat.Fat.Water.
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    Prosecutions under the Sale of Foods and Drugs Acts were instituted in the following cases:—
    Defendant.Offence.Result.Penalty.Costs.
    £s.d.£s.d.
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    The number of dwelling-houses inspected under and for the purposes of Section 17 of the above Act was as under:
    Number of houses inspected.Number of houses unfit for habitation.Number of representations.Number of Closing Orders.Number of houses in which defects were remedied without Closing Orders.Number of houses in which defects were remedied after Closing Orders.Number of houses demolished.Number of houses in which repairs were not completed on Dec. 31st, 1911.
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    The following were the houses represented by me as being in such a state as to be unfit for human habitation:—
    Houses represented as unfit for habitation.Action of Council.Subsequent Action.
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    The accommodation provided and the rents which, as I am informed, will be charged are as under:—
    Rent inclusive of Rates.
    S.d.
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    During the year the following drainage plans were submitted to and approved by the Public Health Committee:—
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    The following summary has been prepared at the request of the Medical Officer of Health of the London County Council:—
    PREMISES.NUMBER OF PLACES.Number of Inspections. 1911.Number of Notices 1911.Number of Prosecutions, 1911.
    On register at end of 1910.Added in 1911.Removed in 1911.On registheatend of 1911.
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    Overcrowding, 1910—
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    TABLE A. DEATHS REGISTERED FROM ALL CAUSES DURING THE YEAR 1911. (Exclusive of the Deaths of Non-Parishioners at Public Institutions within the Borough, but inclusive of the Deaths of Parishioners at Public Institutions without the Borough. For a Summary of this Table see page 11. Ages.
    Diseases.0-1.1-2.2-3.3-4.4-5.Total under 5.5-10.10-15.15-25.25-35.35-45.45-55.55-6565-75.75-85.Over 85Males.Females.Total All Ages.
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    Ages.
    Diseases.0-1.1-2.2-3.3-4.4-5.Total Under 5.5-10.10-15.15-25.25-35.35-45.45-55.55-65.65-75.75-85.Over 85.Males.|Females.Total All Ages.
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    Ages.
    Diseases.0-1.1-2.2-3.3-4.4-5.Total under 5.5-10.10-15.15-25.25-35.35-45.45-55.55-65.65-75.75-85.Over 85.Males.Females.Total All Ages.
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    Ages.
    Diseases.0-1.1-2.2-3.3-4.4-5.Total under 5.5-10.10-1515-25.25-35.35-45.45-55.55-65.65-75.75-85.Over 85.Males.Females.Total All Ages.
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    Ages.
    Diseases.0-1.1-2.2-3.3-4.4-5.Total under 5.5-10.10-15.15-25.25-35.35-45.45-55.55-65.65-75.75-85.Over 85.J Males.Females.Total All Ages.
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    Ages.
    Diseases.0-1.1-2.2-3.3-4.4-5.Total under 5.j 5-10.10-16.18-25.25-35.35-45.45-55.55-65.65-75.75-85.Over 85Males.Females.Total All Ages.
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    Ages.
    Diseases.0-1.1-2.2-3.3-4.4-5.Total under 5.5-10.10-15.15-25.25-35.35-45.45-55.55-65.65-75.75-85.Over 85.Males.Females.Total All Ages.
  • Page 76
    (The figures in brackets denote the number of houses in which the cases occurred. The asterisks denote the fatal cases of Notifiable Diseases.)
    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria and i Membranous Croup.Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Deaths from Measles.Deaths from Diarrhoea and Enteritis.Deaths from Phthisis.
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    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Deaths from Measles.Deaths from Diarrhœa and Enteritis.Deaths from Phthisis.
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    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Deaths from Measles.Deaths from Diarrhœa and Enteritis.Deaths from Phthisis.
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    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Deaths from Measles.Deaths from Diarrhœa and Enteritis.Deaths from Phthisis.
  • Page 80
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    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Deaths from Measles.Deaths from Diarrhœa and Enteritis.Deaths from Phthisis.
  • Page 81
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    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Deaths from Measles.Deaths from Diarrhœa and Enteritis.Deaths from Phthisis.
  • Page 82
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    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Deaths from Measles.Deaths from Diarrhœa and Enteritis.- Deaths from Phthisis.
  • Page 83
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    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Deaths from Measles.Deaths from Diarrhœa and Enteritis.Deaths from Phthisis.
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    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Deaths from Measles.Deaths from Diarrhœa and Enteritis.Deaths from Phthisis.
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    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Deaths from Measles.Deaths from Diarrhœa and Enteritis.Deaths from Phthisis.
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    Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Enteric Fever.Puerperal Fever.Erysipelas.Deaths from Measles.Deaths from Diarrhœa and Enteritis.Deaths from Phthisis.
  • Page 87
    TABLE C. Giving the Meteorological Conditions of the 52 Weeks ended Decemper 30th, 1911, together with the number of Deaths from cetain Diseases and at certain Ages.
    Week EndingMean Temperature.Highest Temperature.Lowest Temperature.Mean Temperature of the earth 3ft. below the surface.Mean Height of the Barometer.Rainfall in inches.Sunshine in hours.Prevailing Wind.Total Deaths.Deaths under 1 year.Deaths from Phthisis.Deaths from Epidemic Diseases, excluding Diarrhœa.Deaths from Diarrhoea & Enteritis, under 2 years.
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    Week EndingMean Temperature.Highest Temperature.Lowest Temperature.Mean Temperature of the earth 3ft. below the surface.Mean Height of the Barometer.Rainfall in inches.Sunshine in hours.Prevailing Wind.Total Deaths.Deaths under 1 year.Deaths from Phthisis.Deaths from 1 Epidemic Diseases, excluding Diarrhœa.Deaths from [Diarrhoea & Enteritis, under 2 years.
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    Week EndingMean Temperature.Highest Temperature.Lowest Temperature.Mean Temperature of the earth 3ft. below the surface.Mean Height of the Barometer.Rainfall in inches.Sunshine in hours.Prevailing Wind.Total Deaths.Deaths under 1 year.Deaths from Phthisis.Deaths from Epidemic Diseases, excluding Diarrhœa.Deaths from Diarrhoea & Enteritis, under 2 years.
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    Week EndingMean Temperature.Highest Temperature.Lowest Temperature.Mean Temperature of the earth 3ft. below the surface.Mean Height of the Barometer.Rainfall in inches.Sunshine in hours.Prevailing Wind.Total Deaths.Deaths under i year.Deaths from Phthisis.Deaths from Epidemic Diseases, excluding Diarrhœa.Deaths from Diarrhoea & Enteritis, under 2 years.
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    TABLE D. Showing the number of cases od Infections Diseases notified to the several Metropolitan Medical Officers of Health during the Year 1911.
    Cities and Boroughs.Estimated population in the middle of 1911.Notified Cases of Infectious Disease.
    Small-pox.J Scarlet fever.Diphtheria.Typhus fever.Enteric fever.Other continned fevers.Puerperal fever.Erysipelas.Cerebro-spinal meningitis.Poliomyelitis.Total.Annual rate per 1,000 persons living.