London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Fulham 1914
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1914
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TABLE XI.
| 1904. | 1905. | 1906. | 1907. | 1908. | 1909. | 1910. | 1911. | 1912. | 1913. | M ean number of Deaths 1904—1913. | Mean Death-rate 1904—1913. | Deaths 1914. | Death-rate 1914. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smallpox | ||||||||||||||
| Measles | 64 | 85 | 53 | 69 | 71 | 74 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 49 | 66 | 0.44 | 31 | 0.20 |
| Scarlet Fever | 4 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 0.07 | 21 | 0.13 |
| Whooping Cough | 58 | 82 | 31 | 75 | 84 | 48 | 60 | 28 | 45 | 27 | 49 | 0.38 | 43 | 0.27 |
| Diphtheria | 24 | 24 | 83 | 88 | 82 | 89 | 14 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 26 | 0.17 | 23 | 0.15 |
| Enteric Fever | 6 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0.05 | 9 | 0.06 |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis under 2 years of age. | 235 | 202 | 275 | 115 | 130 | 105 | 74 | 211 | 34 | 100 | 148 | 0.99 | 127 | 0.81 |
| Total | 391 | 426 | 423 | 819 | 294 | 280 | 222 | 844 | 173 | 203 | 308 | 2.05 | 254 | 1.62 |