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Bromley 1898

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley UDC]

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6
DEATHS FROM ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
The deaths from all causes included:
From Diarrhœa 37
,, Whooping Cough 11
,, Diphtheria 4
„ Enteric Fever 2
,, Measles 3
57
There were no deaths from Small Pox or Scarlet Fever.
Thus 57 deaths were attributed to these principal
zymotic diseases, being at the rate of 2.15 per 1,000 living,
compared with a rate of 2.22 for England and Wales, and 2.33
for the outer ring of London.

Table: I append the death-rates and the zymotic death-rates in Bromley since 1883, i.e.for the past 16 years.—

I append the death-rates and the zymotic death-rates in Bromley since 1883, i.e.for the past 16 years.—

Death-race.Zymotic Death-rate.
188313.42.4
188415.82.4
188513.01.3
188611.61.2
188715.02.7
188812.80.9
188911.71.2
189013.72.4
189113.31.0
189212.41.5
189313.61.5
189412.91.6
189511.01.0
189611.62.5
189710.21.1
189811.72.1
Average1271.6