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Hammersmith 1938
[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 62 against 52 in
the previous year. The deaths of residents from these
diseases were equal to 44 per 1,000 of the total deaths of
residents registered and were at the rate of 0.5 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, 1929 to 1938:—
| Year. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. | Whooping Cough. | Enteric Fever. | Diasrrhœa and Cholera. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 41 | 2 | 19 | 69 |
| 1930 | 0 | 31 | 31 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 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 |
| 1935 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 28 | 49 |
| 1936 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 25 | 57 |
| 1937 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 29 | 53 |
| 1938 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 62 |
| Average last 10 yrs. | 0 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 26 | 65 |
It will be seen from the preceding table that the total
number of deaths from these zymotic diseases last year
was three below the average number registered in the
last ten years.