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Holborn 1901
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Holborn, Metropolitan Borough]
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DEATHS FROM ZYMOTIC DISEASES OCCURRING IN THE BOROUGH DURING THE YEAR 1901 AND DURING THE PRECEDING TEN YEARS.
St. Giles and Bloomsbury.
| Year. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhoea. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | - | 43 | - | 11 | 29 | 11 | 19 | 113 |
| 1892 | - | 47 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 104 |
| 1893 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 21 | 18 | 6 | 25 | 101 |
| 1894 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 29 | 11 | 9 | 80 |
| 1895 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 30 | 77 |
| 1896 | - | 41 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 87 |
| 1897 | — | 9 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 17 | 63 |
| 1898 | - | 26 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 70 |
| 1899 | - | 16 | - | 4 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 55 |
| 1900 | - | 11 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 20 | 63 |
| Average for 10 years 1891-1900 | .6 | 23.6 | 4.2 | 10.5 | 15.4 | 6.4 | 20.6 | 81 |
| 1901 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 64 |
Holborn Sub-Division.
| Year. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhoea. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | - | 22 | 3 | 30 | 29 | 3 | 29 | 116 |
| 1892 | - | 54 | 3 | 32 | 50 | 7 | 16 | 162 |
| 1893 | - | 22 | 4 | 54 | 15 | 11 | 25 | 131 |
| 1894 | - | 21 | - | 37 | 22 | 6 | 13 | 99 |
| 1895 | - | 45 | 6 | 7 | 8 | — | 24 | 90 |
| 1896 | 1 | 32 | - | 9 | 26 | 6 | 19 | 92 |
| 1897 | - | 8 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 35 | 88 |
| 1898 | - | 36 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 29 | 102 |
| 1899 | - | 11 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 26 | 64 |
| 1900 | - | 20 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 25 | 65 |
| Average for 10 years 1891-1900 | .1 | 27.1 | 2.8 | 21.6 | 20.3 | 4.9 | 24.1 | 100.9 |
| 1901 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 69 |
Whole Borough.
| Year. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Whooping Cough. | Enteric Fever. | Diarrhoea. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | - | 65 | 3 | 41 | 58 | 14 | 48 | 229 |
| 1892 | - | 101 | 6 | 49 | 61 | 16 | 38 | 266 |
| 1893 | 4 | 37 | 16 | 75 | 33 | 17 | 50 | 232 |
| 1894 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 50 | 51 | 17 | 22 | 179 |
| 1895 | 1 | 58 | 11 | 20 | 21 | 2 | 54 | 167 |
| 1896 | 1 | 73 | 7 | 14 | 39 | 9 | 36 | 179 |
| 1897 | - | 17 | 11 | 23 | 37 | 11 | 52 | 151 |
| 1898 | - | 62 | 4 | 27 | 21 | 7 | 51 | 172 |
| 1899 | - | 27 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 56 | 119 |
| 1900 | — | 31 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 9 | 45 | 128 |
| Average for 10 years 1891-1900 | .7 | 50.7 | 7.0 | 32.1 | 35.7 | 11.3 | 44.7 | 182.2 |
| 1901 | 30 | 22 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 42 | 133 |