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Hammersmith 1915

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health of the Borough of Hammersmith for the year 1915

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DEATHS FROM THE SEVEN PRINCIPAL
ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
The total number of deaths of residents that
were registered from the seven principal zymotic
diseases was 159 against 158 in the previous year.
The deaths of residents last year from these diseases
were equal to 83 per 1,000 of the total deaths of
residents registered, and were at the rate of 1.3 deaths
per 1,000 persons living. The deaths from the seven
principal zymotic diseases in the whole of London
were equal to 98 per 1,000 of the total deaths
registered, and were at the rate of 1.7 deaths per 1,000
persons living. These deaths were, therefore, as
compared with the total deaths of residents registered,
15 less per 1,000 deaths belonging to this Borough
than in London, and, as compared with the population,
•4 per 1,000 less in this Borough than in London.

Table: The following table shows the deaths of residents registered from the seven principal zymotic diseases which occurred in the 10 years 1906 to 1915 :—

The following table shows the deaths of residents registered from the seven principal zymotic diseases which occurred in the 10 years 1906 to 1915 :—

YEAR.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.Whooping Cough.Enteric Fever.Diarrhœa and Cholera.Total.
19060561627208144271
1907052102331639161
19080141315185108171
190908492639542205
191006762526437165
1911034532317206315
191202831416438103
191304971241077186
191404151520374158
1915047141427255159
Average in last 10 years.04792027482189