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London County Council 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London County Council]
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Report of the County Medical Officer—General.
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The number of cases notified and the number of deaths registered from this disease since 1890 have been as follows:—
| Year. | Notified Cases. | Case-rate per 1,000 persons living. | Deaths. (a) | 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 | 1.16 | 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 | 1.20 | 183 | 0.04 |
| 1903 | 4,372 | 0.97 | 183 | 0.04 |
| 1904 | 4,943 | 1.09 | 232 | 0.05 |
| 1905 | 4,972 | 1.10 | 226 | 0.05 |
| 1906 | 5,019 | 1.11 | 245 | 0.05 |
| 1907 | 4,497 | 1.00 | 189 | 0.04 |
| 1908 | 4,203 | 0.91 | 160 | 0.03 |
| 1909 | 4,192 | 0.93 | 180 | 0.04 |
| 1910 | 3,982 | 0.88 | 133 | 0.03 |
| 1911 | 4,845 | 1.07 | 202b | 0.04b |
| 1912 | 4,098 | 0.91 | 152b | 0 .03b |
| 1913 | 4,148 | 0.90 | 131b | 0.03b |
Erysipelas
cases and
deaths.
The number of cases of erysipelas notified and the case-rate for the year 1913, together with the case-rate for the period 1908-12, in the several sanitary districts are shown in the following table :—
| Metropolitan borough. | Notified Cases, 1913 (53 weeks). | Case-rate per 1,000 persons living. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908-12. | 1913. | ||
| Paddington | 112 | 0.76 | 0.77 |
| Kensington | 112 | 0.75 | 0.64 |
| Hammersmith | 101 | 0.68 | 0.80 |
| Fulham | 121 | 0.77 | 0.76 |
| Chelsea | 35 | 0.58 | 0.53 |
| Westminster, City of | 75 | 0.52 | 0.48 |
| St. Marylebone | 78 | 0.96 | 0.67 |
| Hampstead | 33 | 0.44 | 0.38 |
| St. Pancras | 215 | 0.81 | 0.99 |
| Islington | 228 | 0.69 | 0.69 |
| Stoke Newington | 35 | 0.62 | 0.68 |
| Hackney | 184 | 1.20 | 0.81 |
| Holborn | 29 | 0.85 | 0.61 |
| Finsbury | 125 | 1.71 | 1.45 |
| London, City of | 8 | 0.62 | 0.44 |
| Shoreditch | 159 | 1.26 | 1.43 |
| Bethnal Green | 265 | 1.59 | 2.04 |
| Stepney | 364 | 1.51 | 1.30 |
| Poplar | 173 | 1.20 | 1.06 |
| South wark | 260 | 1.33 | 1.36 |
| Bermondsey | 130 | 1.19 | 1.03 |
| Lambeth | 219 | 0.72 | 0.73 |
| Battersea | 123 | 0.92 | 0.72 |
| Wandsworth | 206 | 0.65 | 0.61 |
| Camberwell | 257 | 0.88 | 0.97 |
| Deptford | 232 | 1.58 | 2.09 |
| Greenwich | 112 | 1.08 | 1.15 |
| Lewisham | 84 | 0.59 | 0.49 |
| Woolwich | 72 | 0.75 | 0.58 |
| Port of London | 1 | ||
| London | 4,148 | 0.94 | 0.90 |
(a) See footnote (b), page 28. (b) See footnote (c), page 6.
Erysipelas
case-rates in
London
boroughs.