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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
Marylebone 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Marylebone]
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Zymotic Diseases.
The number of deaths from the seven principal Zymotic
Diseases was one less than that of the preceding year, or
a zymotic death-rate of 2.22 per 1,000. This is less than
the corresponding rate for London, which was 2.77 per 1,000.
The following Table gives a comparison of the past three years:—
| 1896. | 1897. | 1898. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | — | — | — |
| Measles | 15 | 6 | 5 |
| Scarlet Fever | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 9 | 2 | 2 |
| Whooping Cough | 13 | 8 | 11 |
| Fever (Typhoid, &c.) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Diarrhoea, Dysentery, and Cholera | 11 | 7 | 5 |
| 54 | 26 | 25 |
The deaths in London from these Diseases were:—
| 1896. | 1897. | 1898. | Total 1898. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Qr. | 2nd Qr. | 3rd Qr. | 4th Qr. | ||||
| Small-pox | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Measles | 3,697 | 1,928 | 1,494 | 1,078 | 238 | 265 | 3,075 |
| Scarlet Fever | 942 | 781 | 182 | 154 | 108 | 139 | 583 |
| Diphtheria | 2,683 | 2,262 | 534 | 367 | 360 | 511 | 1,772 |
| Whooping Cough | 2,937 | 1,841 | 817 | 673 | 430 | 240 | 2,160 |
| Fever | 609 | 593 | 107 | 73 | 122 | 296 | 598 |
| Diarrhœa | 3,223 | 4,104 | 131 | 184 | 3,588 | 473 | 4,376 |
| Total | 14,100 | 11,525 | 3,265 | 2,529 | 4,846 | 1,925 | 12,565 |