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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
St Olave 1899
Annual report of the vital statistics and sanitary condition of the District for the year 1899
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The following Table gives a comparison of the past four years
| 1896. | 1897. | 1898. | 1899. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | – | – | – | |
| 15 | 6 | 5 | 10 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| 13 | 8 | 11 | — | |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | |
| 54 | 26 | 25 | 28 |
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Zymotic Diseases.
The deaths in London from these Diseases were:—
| 1896. | 1897. | 1898. | 1899. | Total 1899. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Qr. | 2nd Qr. | 3rd Qr. | 4th Qr. | |||||
| Small-pox | 9 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Measles | 3,697 | 1,928 | 3,075 | 386 | 696 | 530 | 531 | 2,143 |
| Scarlet Fever | 942 | 781 | 583 | 96 | 84 | 87 | 131 | 398 |
| Diphtheria | 2,683 | 2,262 | 1,772 | 472 | 358 | 438 | 696 | 1.964 |
| Whooping Cough | 2,937 | 1,841 | 2,160 | 681 | 528 | 295 | 216 | 1,720 |
| Fever | 609 | 593 | 598 | 158 | 88 | 177 | 381 | 804 |
| Diarrhoea | 3,223 | 4,104 | 4,376 | 139 | 141 | 3,651 | 265 | 4,196 |
| Total | 14,100 | 11,525 | 12,565 | 1,932 | 1,896 | 5,179 | 2,221 | 11.228 |
The deaths in London from these Diseases were:—
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
Total
1899.
1st Qr.
2nd Qr.
3rd Qr.
\
4th Qr.
Small-pox
9
16
1
0
1
1
1
3
Measles
3,697
1,928
3,075
386
696
530
531
2,143
Scarlet Fever
942
781
583
96
84
87
131
398
Diphtheria
2,683
2,262
1,772
472
358
438
696
1.964
Whooping Cough
2,937
1,841
2,160
681
528
295
216
1,720
Fever
609
593
598
158
88
177
381
804
Diarrhoea
3,223
4,104
4,376
139
141
3,651
265
4,196
Total
14,100
11,525
12,565
1,932
1,896
5,179
2,221
The following Table gives a comparison
of the past four years
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
Small-pox
—
–
–
–
Measles
15
6
5
10
Scarlet Fever
5
2
1
2
Diphtheria
9
2
2
8
Whooping Cough
13
8
11
—
Fever (Typhoid, &c.)
1
1
1
2
Diarrhoea, Dysentery,
and Cholera
11
7
5
6
Totals
54
26
25
28