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Bethnal Green 1897
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bethnal Green, Parish of St. Matthew ]
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THE SEVEN PRINCIPAL ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
The total number of deaths from this class of disease was 444 ;
of these, 375 were those of young children under five years of age.
In table " D " the deaths from each of these diseases are shown
and compared with those of the preceding year. From this it will
be seen that Scarlet Fever, Measles, and Whooping Cough show a
marked decrease, whilst Diphtheria and Diarrhoea have increased.
TABLE D.
| 1897. | 1896. | |
|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | ... | ... |
| Measles | 109 | 149 |
| Scarlet Fever | 24 | 40 |
| Diphtheria | 87 | 77 |
| Whooping Cough | 53 | 151 |
| Typhus Fever | 1 | ... |
| Enteric Fever | 18 | 21 |
| Simple Fever | 1 | ... |
| Diarrhœa | 147 | 108 |
| Cholera | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 444 | 547 |
Sixteen per cent, of the total deaths from all causes were referred
to the diseases included in table " D," against eighteen per cent,
in 1396. The actual decrease in number was 103, the decennial
average for the ten years 1887 to 1896 being 482 (see table V).
The death rate from these seven Zymotic diseases was 3.4r