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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
Willesden 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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TABLE No. 12. NOTIFICATIONS.
| 1892. | 1893. | 1891. | 1895. | 1696. | 1897. | 1898. | 1899. | 1900. | 1901. | 1902. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | 5 | 23 | 21 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | - | - | 10 | 88 |
| Scarlet Fever | 366 * | 589 * | 268 * | 392 | 475 * | 510 | 361 * | 414 | 335 | 553 | 466 * |
| Diphtheria | 141 (1.4) | 221 (3.1) | 125 (2.6) | 179 | 171 (2.1) | 270 | 333 (3.3) | 317 | 225 | 399 | 433 (3.5) |
| Croup | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| Typhus Fever | — | 1 | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tyhoid Fever | 28 | 47 | 70 | 69 | 52 | 52 | 66 | 79 | 77 | 57 | 73 |
| Continued Fever | - | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal Fever | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 8 |
| Cholera Nostras | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 85 | 139 | 63 | 81 | 101 | 107 | 70 | 82 | 89 | 79 | 104 |
| Plague (Pestis minor) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — |
| Totals | 634 | 1035 | 558 | 741 | 815 | 956 | 835 | 901 | 735 | 1106 | 1179 |
| Rate per 1000 | 9.64 | 14.96 | 7.5 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 10.28 | 8.42 | 8.3 | 6.39 | 9.52 | 9.65 |
* Notification rate per 1000 population.