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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
Acton 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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The Zymotic death-rate for the year was 2.3 per 1,000 of the
population.
In the following table the death-rate and Zymotic death-rate are so arranged that comparison can be made for the last eleven years:—
| 1888. | 1889 | 1890. | 1891. | 1892. | 1893. | 1894. | 1895. | 1896. | 1897. | 1898. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | |||||||||||
| Measles | 1 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 6 |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 8 |
| Whooping Cough | 9 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 21 | — | 10 |
| Typhoid Fever | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Diarrhœa and Dysentery | 10 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 34 | 60 | 17 | 44 | 37 | 80 | 50 |
| Puerperal Fever | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 | |
| Total number of deaths from seven Zymotic Diseases | 24 | 60 | 43 | 45 | 91 | 89 | 63 | 67 | 93 | 130 | 78 |
| Deaths from other causes | 282 | 377 | 298 | 368 | 334 | 396 | 330 | 411 | 371 | 373 | 439 |
| Total Deaths | 306 | 437 | 341 | 413 | 425 | 486 | 393 | 478 | 464 | 503 | 517 |
| Death-rate from seven Zymotic Diseases per thousand | 1.9 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 2.3 |
| Death-rate from other causes per thousand | 12.9 | 16.1 | 12.0 | 15.3 | 13.4 | 15.2 | 12 | 14.8 | 12.6 | 11.8 | 13.5 |
| General death-rate per thousand | 13.99 | 18.9 | 13.9 | 17.1 | 17 | 18.6 | 14.2 | 17.2 | 15.7 | 15.9 | 15.8 |
In London the Zymotic death-rate was 278 per 1,000.