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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 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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| 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1 1904 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... |
| Measles | 15 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 6 | ... | 16 | ... | 32 | ... | 15 |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 5 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Whooping Cough. | 17 | 5 | 21 | ... | 10 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 20 | 9 |
| Typhoid Fever | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ... | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| Diarrhoea and Dysentery | 17 | 44 | 37 | 80 | 50 | 56 | 50 | 69 | 23 | 21 | 82 |
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 3 | ||
| Total Number of Deathsfrom seven Zymotic Diseases | 63 | 67 | 93 | 130 | 78 | 86 | 85 | 94 | 83 | 50 | 115 |
| Deaths from other Causes | 330 | 411 | 371 | 373 | 439 | 423 | 443 | 425 | 516 | 380 | 461 |
| Total Deaths | 393 | 478 | 464 | 503 | 517 | 509 | 528 | 519 | 599 | 430 | 576 |
| Death-rate from seven Zymotic Diseases per 1,000 | 2.28 | 2.42 | 3.15 | 410 | 2.39 | 255 | 2.21 | 2.49 | 1.86 | 1.00 | 2.19 |
Death-rate from
other Causes per
1,000 11.95 14.86 12.59 11.79 13.48 12.55 11.53 11.26 11.57 7.64 8.8
Genera) Death-rate
per 1,000 14.23 17.28 15.75 15.90 15.87 15.11 13.74 13.75 13.44 8.65 11.0
The London Zymotic death-rate for 1904 was 2.14.