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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 XIII.—Deaths from the Seven Chief Zymotic Diseases for the last Five Years, together with the Zymotic Death Rate and Rate of Mortality from all other Diseases.
| 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | - | — | 1 | — | — | |
| Measles | 13 | 33 | 4 | 36 | 50 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 12 | |
| Diphtheria | 68 | 33 | Including Membr. 38 Croup | 24 | 63 | |
| Membranous Croup | — | — | 9 | 10 | 6 | |
| Whooping Cough | 26 | 57 | 25 | 21 | 26 | |
| Fevers | Typhus | — | — | — | — | — |
| Typhoid | 1 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 11 | |
| Diarrhœa | 14 | 45 | 94 | 36 | 72 | |
| Deaths from the Seven Chief Zymotic Diseases | 119 | 197 | 212 | 149 | 240 | |
| Deaths from all other Diseases | 813 | 776 | 797 | 663 | 840 | |
| Total | 932 | 972 | 1009 | 812 | 1080 | |
| Death Rate from all other Diseases | 1.9 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 3.2 | |
| Death Rate from all other Diseases | 13.3 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 9.5 | 11.2 | |
Of the 243 deaths from Zymotic Diseases, 148 were due to the three non-notifiable Diseases: Measles,
Whooping Cough and Diarrhœa.