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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of Westminster 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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T able XIV— continued. 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 |
| 1906 | 0.06 | 43.0 | 17.0 | 3.3 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.6 | 10.6 |
| Average of 5 years 1902.06 | 3.7 | 35.9 | 17.1 | 4.6 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.6 | 10.6 |
| 1907 | 0.01 | 54.1 | 18.4 | 2.9 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.5 | 9.4 |
| 1908 (53 weeks) | 0.00 | 45.1 | 16.3 | 2.7 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.4 | 8.6 |
| 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 | 8.5 | — | 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 |
| 1906 | — | 31.0 | 11.8 | 2.7 | — | 0.11 | 0.51 | 7.2 |
| Average of 5 years 1902.06 | 3.1 | 23.0 | 10.5 | 3.8 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 0.41 | 7.1 |
| 1907 | - | 24.2 | 8.4 | 2.9 | - | 0.11 | 0.17 | 5.9 |
| 1908 (53 weeks) | 0.00 | 35.6 | 10.6 | 2.3 | — | - | 0.34 | 4.6 |