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Holborn 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn Borough]

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41
PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
The relative importance of the commoner infectious diseases as regards numbers of deaths caused is shown by the following table:—
ENGLAND AND WALES.
Common Infectious Diseases.

Table: Deaths at all Ages.

Deaths at all Ages.

1923.1924.1925.1926.1927.1928.1929.1930.1931.1932.Yearly average 1923-1932
Pneumonia (all forms)33,41338,97036,99032,33937,24231,01443,84627,72433,57329,58834,467
Pulmonary Tuberculosis32,09732,69032,38230,10831,06629,79931,42529,41429,65827,62730,627
Measles5,3164,8345,3373,4833,6224,3023,3884,1883,2883,4114,117
Whooping Cough4,1623,9836,0584,1183,6812,9766,3322,0372,5122,9563,881
Diphtheria2,7222,5012,7742,9942,7323,1913,4463,4972,6732,3392,887
Scarlet Fever993888988677579580717740540530723
Enteric Fever450496388367367438382313251258371