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Bethnal Green 1913
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1913 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
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THE SEVEN PRINCIPAL ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
(Decennial average, 288.)
The total number of deaths from the diseases usually
included under this heading was 252, an increase of 60,
due to the increased mortality from Diarrhoea, as will be
seen from the following comparative table of mortalities in
1912-13:—
TABLE L.
| Disease. | 1913. | 1912./ |
|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | - | - |
| Measles | - | - |
| Small Pox | 59 | 90 |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 2 |
| Diphtheria | 11 | 15 |
| Whooping Cough | 30 | 28 |
| Enteric Fever | 4 | 3 |
| Diarrhoea | 145 | 48 |
| Totals | 252 | 186 |
| TABLE L. | ||
| Disease. | 1913. | 1912./ |
| Small Pox | - | - |
| Measles | - | - |
| Small Pox | 59 | 90 |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 2 |
| Diphtheria | 11 | 15 |
| Whooping Cough | 30 | 28 |
| Enteric Fever | 4 | 3 |
| Diarrhoea | 145 | 48 |
| Totals | 252 | 186 |
The death rate from these Zymotic diseases is 1.97
for 1913 against 1.45 for the previous year, the corresponding
rates for the whole of London being 1.37 and
2.2]. The deaths from Zymotic diseases form twelve
and a half per cent. of the total mortality from all causes.
Table M shows the percentage of deaths from each
of these diseases, calculated upon the total number of
Zymotic deaths.