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Friern Barnet 1896

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Friern Barnet]

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Zymotic Death Rate.
The Zymotic death rate, or death rate from chief infectious
diseases was equal to a rate of 1.5 per 1,000 of the population for
the year 1896.
The chief Zymotic Diseases are Small-Pox, Measles, Diarrhoea,
Typhoid Fever, Pyœmia, Puerperal Fever, Erysipelas, Scarlet
Fever, Whooping Cough, Diphtheria. The number of deaths from
Zymotic Diseases was 13—Measles, 3; Diphtheria, 4; Whooping
Cough, 4; Diarrhœa, 2.
The Zymotic death rate in previous years was:—
1884 2.1 1888 1.5 1892 1.0
1885 1.2 1889 0.7 1893 2.3
1886 2.7 1890 1.6 1894 1.6
1887 o.8 1891 1.5 1895 0.9
1896 1.5

Table: TABLE I.Showing Population, Inhabited Houses, Births and Deaths for the years 1884 to 1896.

TABLE I.

Showing Population, Inhabited Houses, Births and Deaths for the years 1884 to 1896.

YearNo. of Inhabited Houses.Population to middle of Year.No. of Births.Birthrate per 1.000.No. of DeathsDeath-rate per 1,000.
18849085,05116432.46212.2
18859095,2691572976612.5
18869835,49620737.66812.3
18871,0225,73320435.4539.2
18881,0435,90020734.87111.8
18891,0766,23821935.17512.0
18901,0896,50725839.69414.4
18911,1176,78721832.18412.3
18921,1797,07919126.97911.2
18931,2167,38420928.37610.3
18941,2647,46720627.57710.3
18951,2777,69820426.57710.0
18961,3778,37721325.4728.5

Table: TABLE II.

TABLE II.

Year.Deaths under 1 year.Deaths under 5 years.Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 Births.
1884l628I24
18852023125
18862631150
1887203298
18882532120
18892835132
18902844108
18912334105
1892152478
18932442114
18942944140
18952435117
1896183384