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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 1912
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1912 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
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TABLE L.
| Disease. | 1911. | 1912. |
|---|---|---|
| Measles | 128 | 90 |
| Scarlet Fever | 6 | 2 |
| Diphtheria | 24 | 15 |
| Whooping Cough | 44 | 28 |
| Enteric Fever | 3 | 3 |
| Diarrhœa | 230 | 48 |
| Totals | 435 | 186 |
The death rate from these Zymotic diseases is 1.45
for 1912 against 3.4 for the previous year; the corresponding
rates for the whole of London being 2.21
and 1.1. The deaths from Zymotic diseases form 9.5
per cent. of the total mortality from all causes.
Table M shows the percentage of deaths from each
of these diseases calculated on the total number of
Zymotic deaths.
TABLE M.
| Small Pox | caused 0 deaths, | 0 per cent. |
| Measles | „ 90 „ | 48.40 „ or 1 in 2.06 deaths |
| Scarlatina | „ 2 „ | 1.08 „ „ 93.00 „ |
| Diphtheria | „ 15 „ | 8.06 „ „ 12.40 „ |
| Whooping Cough | „ 28 „ | 15.05 „ „ 6.64 „ |
| Enteric Fever | „ 3 „ | 1.61 „ „ 62.00 „ |
| Diarrhœa | „ 48 „ | 25.80 „ „ 3.87 „ |