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Hammersmith 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hammersmith Borough]
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Deaths from the Seven Principal Zymotic Diseases.—
The total number of deaths of residents registered from
the seven principal zymotic diseases was 100 against 54 in
the previous year. The deaths of residents last year from
these diseases were equal to 60 per 1,000 of the total
deaths of residents registered and were at the rate of
0.8 deaths per 1,000 persons living.
The following table shows the deaths of residents registered from the seven principal zymotic diseases which occurred in the ten years, 1925 to 1934:—
| Year. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. | Whooping Cough. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhoea and Cholera. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 32 | 3 | 35 | 91 |
| 1926 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 28 | 80 |
| 1927 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 46 |
| 1928 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 71 |
| 1929 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 41 | 2 | 19 | 69 |
| 1930 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 24 | 89 |
| 1931 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 23 | 38 |
| 1932 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 74 |
| 1933 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 54 |
| 1934 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 0 | 27 | 100 |
| Average last 10 yrs. | 0 | 14 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 27 | 71 |
It will be seen from the preceding table that the total
number of deaths from these zymotic diseases last year
was twenty-nine above the average number registered in the
last ten years.