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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
Holborn 1923
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health, for the year 1923
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PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
The relative importance of the commoner infectious diseases as regards numbers
of deaths caused is shown by the following table:—
ENGLAND AND WALES.
Common Infectious Diseases.
Deaths at all Ages.
| 1913. | 1914. | 1915. | 1916. | 1917. | 1918. | 1919. | 1920. | 1921. | 1922. | Yearly average 1913-1922. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pneumonia (all forms) | 37,530 | 40,070 | 48,874 | 37,916 | 39,832 | 59,666 | 38,949 | 37,149 | 34,708 | 40,930 | 41,562 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 36,203 | 37,838 | 40,803 | 40,769 | 42,335 | 45,338 | 35,984 | 32,791 | 33,505 | 33,919 | 37,948 |
| Measles | 10,644 | 9,144 | 16,445 | 5,413 | 10,538 | 9,787 | 3,534 | 7,190 | 2,241 | 5,694 | 8,063 |
| Whooping Cough | 5,458 | 8,040 | 8,143 | 6,075 | 4,509 | 9,898 | 2,605 | 4,401 | 4,576 | 6,370 | 6,075 |
| Diphtheria | 4,457 | 5,863 | 5,865 | 5,366 | 4,477 | 4,803 | 4,888 | 5,648 | 4,772 | 4,075 | 5,021 |
| Scarlet Fever | 2,100 | 2,843 | 2,406 | 1,381 | 768 | 1,020 | 1,221 | 1,430 | 1,305 | 1,382 | 1,585 |
| Enteric Fever | 1,505 | 1,705 | 1,388 | 1,122 | 977 | 950 | 577 | 537 | 613 | 465 | 983 |