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City of Westminster 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Table XIII.— Infectious Diseases Notified, 1890.1905, in London.
| Year. | Smallpox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria and Croup. | Enteric Fever. | Typhus Fever. | Other Continued Fevers. | Puerperal Fever. | Erysipelas. | Cholera. | Relapsing Fever. | Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 60 | 15,330 | 5,870 | 2,877 | 35 | 237 | 206 | 4,598 | 25 | 7 | 30,245 |
| 1891 | 114 | 11,398 | 6,412 | 3,372 | 27 | 152 | 221 | 4,764 | 23 | 39 | 26,552 |
| 1892 | 423 | 27,095 | 8,356 | 2,465 | 20 | 147 | 347 | 6,934 | 54 | 7 | 45,848 |
| 1893 | 2,813 | 36,901 | 13,694 | 3,666 | 22 | 205 | 397 | 9,700 | 86 | 4 | 67,485 |
| 1894 | 1,192 | 18,440 | 11,190 | 3,360 | 21 | 162 | 253 | 6,080 | 21 | 2 | 40,925 |
| 1895 | 979 | 19,757 | 11,223 | 3,506 | 14 | 105 | 236 | 5,660 | 29 | 3 | 41,512 |
| 1896 | 225 | 25,647 | 13,941 | 3,190 | 6 | 103 | 279 | 6,438 | 13 | 3 | 49,845 |
| 1897 | 104 | 22,848 | 13,199 | 3,103 | 4 | 65 | 264 | 5,800 | 38 | 1 | 45,361 |
| 1898 | 32 | 16,894 | 11,855 | 3,024 | 16 | 55 | 247 | 5,169 | 23 | 1 | 37,316 |
| 1899 | 29 | 18,113 | 13,704 | 4,463 | 14 | 69 | 330 | 5,615 | 15 | 1 | 42,353 |
| 1900 | 87 | 13,800 | 11,985 | 4,291 | 7 | 73 | 237 | 4,762 | 5 | – | 35,247 |
| 1901 | 1,700 | 18,381 | 12,157 | 3,194 | 20 | 48 | 253 | 4,604 | 3 | – | 40,360 |
| 1902 | 7,796 | 18,252 | 10,731 | 3,407 | 4 | 47 | 311 | 5,536 | 1 | 2 | 46,087 |
| 1903 | 416 | 12,531 | 7,739 | 2,339 | 22 | 40 | 233 | 4,372 | – | – | 27,692 |
| 1904 | 489 | 13,439 | 7,219 | 1,896 | 3 | 29 | 273 | 4,943 | 1 | 1 | 28,293 |
| 1905 | 74 | 19,461 | 6,482 | 1,552 | 9 | 14 | 292 | 4,972 | — | 1 | 32,857 |
In the City of Westminster.
| 1890 | 1 | 402 | 150 | 79 | — | 9 | — | 128 | 1 | —_ | 770 |
| 1891 | 2 | 379 | 174 | 100 | — | 7 | 9 | 144 | 1 | — | 817 |
| 1892 | 14 | 864 | 349 | 99 | — | 8 | 7 | 191 | 2 | — | 1,534 |
| 1893 | 165 | 1,366 | 353 | 148 | — | 5 | 11 | 230 | 4 | — | 2,284 |
| 1894 | 21 | 535 | 269 | 106 | — | 9 | 2 | 134 | — | — | 1,134 |
| 1895 | 195 | 715 | 383 | 114 | — | 4 | 4 | 138 | — | — | 1,297 |
| 1896 | 7 | 846 | 323 | 121 | — | 5 | 7 | 178 | — | — | 1,487 |
| 1897 | 13 | 658 | 336 | 104 | — | 5 | 6 | 175 | 1 | — | 1,298 |
| 1898 | 2 | 409 | 338 | 112 | — | 2 | 5 | 131 | — | — | 999 |
| 1899 | — | 534 | 283 | 143 | — | 1 | 3 | 176 | — | — | 1,140 |
| 1900 | 2 | 453 | 287 | 118 | — | 4 | 5 | 129 | — | — | 998 |
| 1901 | 102 | 475 | 253 | 104 | — | 2 | 6 | 117 | — | — | 1,059 |
| 1902 | 232 | 475 | 285 | 132 | — | 1 | 6 | 144 | _— | — | 1,275 |
| 1903 | 45 | 352 | 186 | 71 | — | 2 | 5 | 111 | — | — | 772 |
| 1904 | 6 | 313 | 145 | 51 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 125 | — | — | 648 |
| 1905 | 2 | 370 | 118 | 41 | — | — | 12 | 123 | — | — | 666 |
Case.rates per 10,000 Living in London.
| Year. | Smallpox. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric. | Typhus. | Other Continued Fevers. | Puerperal | Erysipelas. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 0.3 | 27.1 | 15.2 | 8.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 11.3 |
| 1892 | 1.0 | 63.8 | 19.6 | 5.8 | — | 0.3 | 0.8 | 16.3 |
| 1893 | 6.5 | 86.1 | 32.0 | 8.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 22.6 |
| 1894 | 2.7 | 42.5 | 25.9 | 7.7 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 14.0 |
| 1895 | 2.2 | 45.2 | 25.7 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 12.9 |
| 1896 | 0.5 | 57.0 | 30.7 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 14.3 |
| 1897 | 0.2 | 51.2 | 29.6 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 13.0 |
| 1898 | 0.1 | 37.6 | 26.3 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 11.5 |
| 1899 | 0.1 | 39.9 | 30.1 | 9.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 12.3 |
| 1900 | 0.2 | 30.1 | 26.1 | 9.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 10.3 |
| 1901 | 3.7 | 40.1 | 26.7 | 7.0 | 0.04 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 10.1 |
| Average of 10 years 1892.1901 | 1.7 | 49.4 | 27.2 | 7.7 | 0.02 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 13.5 |
| 1902 | 16.7 | 39.1 | 23.0 | 7.3 | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 11.8 |
| 1903 | 0.9 | 27.1 | 16.7 | 5.0 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.5 | 9.4 |
| 1904 | 1.0 | 28.9 | 15.5 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 0.59 | 10.6 |
| 1905 | 0.15 | 41.5 | 13.5 | 3.3 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.6 | 10.6 |
In the City of Westminster.
| 1891 | 0.1 | 19.1 | 8.8 | 5.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 7.3 |
| 1892 | 0.7 | 43.9 | 17.8 | 5.0 | — | 0.4 | 0.4 | 9.6 |
| 1893 | 8.4 | 69.7 | 18.1 | 7.5 | — | 0.3 | 0.6 | 11.7 |
| 1894 | 1.1 | 27.4 | 13.7 | 85 | — | 0.5 | 0.1 | 6.9 |
| 1895 | 1.0 | 36.9 | 15.6 | 5.9 | — | 0.2 | 0.2 | 7.1 |
| 1896 | 0.4 | 43.1 | 16.4 | 6.2 | — | 0.3 | 0.4 | 9.1 |
| 1897 | 0.7 | 34.3 | 17.5 | 5.4 | — | 0.3 | 0.3 | 9.1 |
| 1898 | 0.1 | 21.5 | 17.7 | 5.9 | — | 0.1 | 0.3 | 6.9 |
| 1899 | — | 28.1 | 14.9 | 7 .5 | — | 0.1 | 0.2 | 9.3 |
| 1900 | 0.1 | 24.0 | 15.2 | 6.2 | — | 0.1 | 0.3 | 6.8 |
| 1901 | 5.5 | 35.7 | 13.6 | 5.6 | — | 0.1 | 0.32 | 6.3 |
| Average of 10 years 1892-1901 | 1.8 | 35.5 | 16.0 | 6.3 | — | 0.25 | 0.31 | 8.3 |
| 1902 | 12.6 | 25.8 | 15.4 | 7.1 | — | 0.05 | 0.32 | 7.8 |
| 1903 | 2.5 | 19.6 | 10.3 | 3 9 | — | 0.11 | 0.27 | 6.2 |
| 1904 | 0.3 | 17.6 | 8.2 | 2.9 | 0.05 | 0.11 | 0.28 | 7.1 |
| 1905 | 0.1 | 21.0 | 6.7 | 2.3 | — | — | 0.68 | 7.0 |