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ZYMOTIC DISEASES
The term 'Zymotic' was at one time applied to numerous diseases
which were considered to be "epidemic, endemic and contagious".
However, in the light of existing conditions, it is applicable to such
diseases as cholera, diarrhoea, diphtheria, measles, scarlet fever,
smallpox, typhoid and typhus fevers.
In 1952 the Zymotic Death Rate in this borough was 0.02 per 1,000
of the population. 3n 1900 the rate was 2.26. It is far more
significant when rates are translated into actual figures as will be
appreciated from the fact that whilst in 1952 only one death occurred from
a Zymotic disease (Measles), a total of two hundred and nineteen were
recorded in 1900.
The numbers of deaths at other periods during the last halfcentury
were as follows:-
Year Number
1905 98
1910 66
1915 76
1920 41
1925 29
1930 22
1935 17
1940 1
1945 6
1950 3