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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 1915
Report on the sanitary condition and vital statistics during the year 1915 together with the report of the Chief Sanitary Inspector
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES. TABLE K.
| Disease. | Deaths at Home. | Deaths in Hospitals. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | — | 11 | 11 |
| Diphtheria | 4 | 35 | 39 |
| Enteric Fever | — | 3 | 3 |
| Erysipelas | — | 9 | 9 |
| Puerperal Fever | — | 2 | 2 |
| Measles | 58 | 47 | 105 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 3 | 11 | 14 |
| Polio-Myelitis | — | 1 | 1 |
| Whooping Cough | 36 |
THE SEVEN PEINCIPAL ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
(Decennial average of deaths from Zymotic Disease,287.)
The total number of deaths from the diseases usually
included under this heading was 322, a decrease of 8
on the previous year. In the following table the
comparative mortalities for 1914-15 are given:—
TABLE L.
| Disease. | 1914. | 1915. |
|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | — | — |
| Measles | 70 | 105 |
| Scarlet Fever | 7 | 11 |
| Diphtheria | 28 | 39 |
| Whooping Cough | 48 | 36 |
| Entoric Fever | 4 | 3 |
| Diarrhœa | 173 | 128 |
| Totals | 330 | 322 |