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London County Council 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Erysipelas.
The deaths from erysipelas in the Administrative County of London during 1907 (52 weeks)
numbered 189, as compared with 245 in 1906.
The age.distribution of these deaths was as follows:—
Erysipelas—Deaths1 at the several age.periods —1907.
| Under 1 Year. | 1.5. | 5.20. | 20.40. | 40.60. | 60.80. | 80 and upwards. | All ages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 38 | 60 | 13 | 189 |
The number of cases notified and the number of deaths registered from this disease since 1890
have been as follows—
Erysipelas.
| Year. | Notified Cases. | Case.rate per 1,000 persons living. | Deaths.1 | Death.rate per 1,000 persons living. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891 | 4,764 | 1.13 | 214 | 0.05 |
| 1892 | 6,934 | 1.63 | 292 | 0.07 |
| 1893 | 9,700 | 2.26 | 424 | 0.10 |
| 1894 | 6,080 | 1.40 | 221 | 0.05 |
| 1895 | 5,660 | 1.30 | 179 | 0.04 |
| 1896 | 6,436 | 1.43 | 207 | 0.05 |
| 1897 | 5,794 | 1.31 | 184 | 0.04 |
| 1898 | 5,169 | 116 | 165 | 0.04 |
| 1899 | 5,606 | 1.25 | 213 | 0.05 |
| 1900 | 4,762 | 1.06 | 182 | 0.04 |
| 1901 | 4,604 | 1.02 | 171 | 0.04 |
| 1902 | 5,536 | 1.19 | 183 | 0.04 |
| 1903 | 4,372 | 0.95 | 183 | 0.04 |
| 1904 | 4,943 | 1.08 | 232 | 0.05 |
| 1905 | 4,972 | 1.06 | 226 | 0.05 |
| 1906 | 5,019 | 107 | 245 | 0.05 |
| 1907 | 4,497 | 0.95 | 189 | 0.04 |
The number of cases of erysipelas notified and the case.rate for the year 1907, together with the
case.rate in the decennium 1897.1906, in the several sanitary areas are shown in the following table :—
Erysipelas.— Case.rates in sanitary areas.
| Sanitary area. | Notified Cases, 1907 (52 weeks). | Case.rate per 1,000 persons living. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1897-1906. | 1907. | ||
| Paddington | 124 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| Kensington | 127 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| Hammersmith | 78 | 1.0 | 0.6 |
| • Fulham | 130 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| Chelsea | 44 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Westminster, City of | 102 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| St. Marylebone | 134 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
| Hampstead | 56 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| St. Pancras | 183 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| Islington | 254 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Stoke Newington | 30 | 0.8 | 0.6 |
| Hackney | 311 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Holborn | 39 | 1.5 | 0.7 |
| Finsbury | 109 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
| London, City of | 15 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Shoreditch | 138 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| Bethnal Green | 247 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
| Stepney | 473 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Poplar | 187 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| South wark | 256 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Bermondsey | 143 | 1.4 | 11 |
| Lambeth | 226 | 0.9 | 0.7 |
| Battersea | 175 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Wandsworth | 214 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| Camberwell | 264 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| Deptford | 145 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| Greenwich | 93 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| Lewisham | 86 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| Woolwich | 113 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| Port of London | 1 | ||
| London | 4,497 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
1 {See footnote (1), page 38.