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London County Council 1914
Annual report of the Council, 1914 Vol. III public health...
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Report of the Count)/ Medical Officer—General.
Table II.
COUNTY OF LONDON.
Incidence of the principal notifiable infectious diseases during the period 1891-1914.
(Cases notified per 1,000 living and mortality rates per 100 cases).
| Period. | Small-pox. Cases per 1,000 living. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Typhoid Fevei. | Erysipelas. Cases per 1,000 living. | Puerperal Fever. Cases per 1,000 births. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases per 1,000 living. | Deaths per 100 cases. | Cases per 1,000 living. | Deaths per 100 cases. | Cases per 1,000 living. | Deaths per 100 cases. | ||||
| 1891-1900 | 0.138 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 18.8 | 0.8 | 17.4 | 1.39 | 2.10 |
| 1901.1910 | 0.229 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 9.3 | 0.4 | 15.3 | 1.02 | 2.18 |
| 1901 | 0.375 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 10.9 | 0.7 | 15.6 | 1.02 | 1.94 |
| 1902 | 1.683 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 10.8 | 0.7 | 15.8 | 1.20 | 2.35 |
| 1903 | 0.091 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 9.6 | 0.5 | 15.7 | 0.97 | 1.79 |
| 1904 | 0.107 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 10.0 | 0.4 | 15.1 | 1.09 | 2.12 |
| 1905 | 0.016 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 8.4 | 0.3 | 15.1 | 1.10 | 2.32 |
| 1906 | 0.007 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 8.6 | 0.4 | 16.3 | 1.11 | 2.39 |
| 1907 | 0.002 | 5.7 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 8.9 | 0.3 | 13.9 | 1.00 | 2.09 |
| 1908 | 0.001 | 4.8 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 9.0 | 0.3 | 16.6 | 0.91 | 1.86 |
| 1909 | 0.005 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 9.1 | 0.2 | 14.0 | 0.93 | 2.46 |
| 1910 | 0.002 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 7.9 | 0.3 | 15.3 | 0.88 | 2.53 |
| 1911 | 0.016 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 8.3 | 0.2 | 14.1 | 1.07 | 2.70 |
| 1912 | 0.001 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 6.4 | 0.2 | 16.6 | 0.91 | 3.44 |
| 1913 | 0.001 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 5.6 | 0.2 | 15.0 | 0.90 | 3.10 |
| 1914 | 0.000 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 0.2 | 18.8 | 1.11 | 3.58 |