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Holborn 1936

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

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PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS DISEASES, ETC.,
INCLUDING TUBERCULOSIS.
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.

1926.1927.1928.1929.1930.1931.1932.1933.1934.1935.Yearly average 1926-1935
Pneumonia (all forms)32,33937,24231,01443,84627,72433,57329,58830,05928,62326,78632,079
Pulmonary Tuberculosis30,10831,06629,79931,42529,41429,65827,62727,85425,68229,20129,183
Measles3,4833,6224,3023,3884,1883,2883,4111,9373,7681,3463,273
Whooping Cough4,1183,6812,9766,3322,0372,5122,9562,2702,0491,5843,051
Diphtheria2,9942,7323,1913,4463,4972,6732,3392,6464,0853,4883,109
Scarlet Fever677579580717740540530729963573663
Enteric Fever367367438382313251258222159174293