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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 1905
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Table XIXa.—Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.
The number of notifications received since the adoption of The Infectious Diseases (Notification) Act, 1890, and Deaths and Percentages.
| Year. | Population. | Number. | Deaths. | Percentage Mortality | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 64,000 | 210 | 47 | 22.3 | |
| 1891 | (Census) | 63,000 | 301 | 65 | 21.5 |
| 1892 | 63,000 | 252 | 36 | 14.2 | |
| 1893 | 64,000 | 277 | 49 | 17.6 | |
| 1894* | 70,000 | 310 | 34 | 167 | |
| 1895* | 75,000 | 410 | 72 | 17.5 | |
| 1896 | 77,000 | 195 | 25 | 12.9 | |
| 1897 | 85,000 | 156 | 20 | 12.8 | |
| 1898 | 90,000 | 162 | 28 | 17.2 | |
| 1899 | 93,000 | 216 | 31 | 14.3 | |
| 1900 | 100,000 | 224 | 28 | 12.5 | |
| 1901 | (Census) | 100,000 | 261 | 36 | 13.7 |
| 1902 | 100,000 | 245 | 36 | 14.6 | |
| 1903 | 102,000 | 187 | 27 | 14.4 | |
| 1904 | 104,000 | 154 | 15 | 9.7 | |
| 1905 | 105,000 | 126 | 12 | 9.5 |
House-to-House Inspection started on the 18th June, 1895.
*1894. Outbreak in the Bethnal Green Schools, 96 cases occurring
therein, all of which were removed to Homerton Fever
Hospital. As I had no information of how many of these
proved fatal, therefore, the percentage rate of mortality is
probably much higher than herein mentioned.
*1895. Outbreak in the West Ham Union Schools.