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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
London County Council 1903
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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| Towns. | 1893-1902. | 1903. | Towns. | 1893-1902. | 1903. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 0.041 | 0.001 | St. Petersburg | 0.10 | 0.12 |
| Paris | 0.05 | 0.01 | Berlin | 0.00 | — |
| Brussels | 0.01 | 0.22 | Vienna | 0.00 | — |
| Amsterdam | 0.00 | 0.01 | Rome | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Copenhagen | 0.00 | — | New York | 0.04 | 0.00 |
| Stockholm | 0.00 | — |
In this table 0.00 indicates that the deaths were too few to give a rate of 0.005; wnere no death occurred — is inserted.
Ihe following table shows the smallpox cases and deaths and death-rates in 1903, and the case-rates in 1903, and the decennium 1893-1902 in the several metropolitan boroughs included in the administrative county—
| Metropolitan borough. | Cases, 1903. | Case-rate per 1,000 living. | Deaths, 1903. | Death-rate per 1,000 living. 1903. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893-1902. | 1903. | ||||
| Paddington | 5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Kensington | 5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Hammersmith | 7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | — | — |
| Fulham | 11 | 0.2 | 0.1 | — | — |
| Chelsea | 7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | — |
| Westminster, City of | 45 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3 | 0.02 |
| St. Marylebone | 4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Hampstead | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | — | — |
| St. Pancras | 31 | 0.4 | 0.1 | — | — |
| Islington | 12 | 0.2 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Stoke Newington | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Hackney | 4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Holborn | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Finsbury | 2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | — | — |
| London, City of | — | 0.3 | — | — | — |
| Shoreditch | — | 0.4 | — | — | — |
| Bethnal-green | 3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Stepney | 26 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.01 |
| Poplar | 28 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.01 |
| Southwark | 40 | 0.4 | 0.2 | — | — |
| Bermondsey | 7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | — | — |
| Lambeth | 73 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 4 | 0.01 |
| Battersea | 37 | 0.3 | 0.2 | — | — |
| Wandsworth | 29 | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | — |
| Camberwell | 19 | 0.3 | 0.1 | — | — |
| Deptford | 2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Greenwich | 4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Lewisham | 1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Woolwich | 6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | — | — |
| Port of London | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| London | 416 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 13 | 0.002 |
In this table 0.0 indicates that the cases were too few to give a rate of 0.05; where no cases occurred — is inserted.
The following table shows the number of cases of smallpox notified in London in each week
of the year 1903, and diagram IV. shows the seasonal curve of smallpox based on the notified
cases in London during the 14 vears 1890-1903—
| Week ended | No. of cases notified. | Week ended | No. of cases notified. | Week ended | No. of cases notified. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 10 | 3 | May 16 | n | September 12 | 6 |
| „ 17 | 3 | „ 23 | 18 | „ 19 | 9 |
| „ 24 | 3 | „ 30 | 9 | „ 26 | 2 |
| „ 31 | 5 | June 6 | 23 | October 3 | 1 |
| February 7 | 4 | „ 13 | 9 | „ 10 | 2 |
| „ 14 | 1 | „ 20 | 14 | „ 17 | 1 |
| „ 21 | 5 | „ 27 | 9 | „ 24 | 24 |
| „ 28 | 1 | July 4 | 6 | „ 31 | 13 |
| March 7 | 3 | „ 11 | 29 | November 7 | 6 |
| „ 14 | 1 | „ 18 | 6 | „ 14 | 16 |
| „ 21 | 2 | „ 25 | 13 | „ 21 | 7 |
| „ 28 | 4 | August 1 | 7 | „ 28 | 4 |
| April 4 | 3 | „ 8 | 6 | December 5 | 2 |
| „ 11 | 5 | „ 15 | 8 | „ 12 | 4 |
| „ 18 | 21 | „ 22 | 15 | „ 19 | 4 |
| „ 25 | 10 | „ 29 | 10 | „ 26 | 8 |
| May 2 | 12 | September 5 | 9 | January 2, 1904 | 4 |
| „ 9 | 15 |
1 See footnote (2), page 7. 2 See footnote (1), page 7.