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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
Leyton 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Table XII.—D
Deaths per cent, of Cases notified.
| Number of Cases notified. | Number of Deaths. | Percentage Mortality. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | 1895 | 1894 | 1895 | 1894 | 1895 | |
| Exclusive of Public Institutions. | Exclusive of Public Institutions. | Exclusive of Public Institutions. | ||||
| Small Pox ... | 71 | 6 | — | — | — | - |
| Scarlet Fever | 486 | 507 | 11 | 12 | 2.2 | 2.3 |
| Diphtheria | 304 | 348 | 24 | 63 | 7.8 | 18.1 |
| Membranous Croup | 6 | 30 | 10 | 6 | — | 20.6 |
| Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Typhoid Fever | 92 | 74 | 11 | 11 | 11.9 | 14.8 |
| Simple Continued Fever | 13 | 14 | — | — | — | |
| Relapsing Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Fever | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 30.0 | — |
| Erysipelas | 109 | 95 | 1 | 3 | 0.9 | 3.1 |
| 1091 | 1080 | 60 | 95 | 5.5 | 8.7 | |