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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 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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T able N o . 20. NOTIFICATIONS.
| 1892 | 1893. | 1894. | 1895. | 1896. | 1897. | 1898. | 1899. | 1900. | 1901. | 1903. | 1903. | 1901. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small pox | 23 | 21 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 10 | 88 | 7 | 12 | |
| Scarlet fever | 366 | 589 | 268 | 392 | 475 | 510 | 361 | 414 | 335 | 653 | 466 | 502 | 326 |
| Diphtheria | 141 | 221 | 125 | 179 | 171 | 270 | 333 | 317 | 225 | 399 | 433 | 217 | 351 |
| Croup | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Typhus fever | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —— | — | — |
| Typhoid fever | 28 | 47 | 70 | 69 | 52 | 52 | 66 | 79 | 77 | 57 | 73 | 45 | 38 |
| Continued fever | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Puerperal fever | 4 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 5 |
| Cholera nostras | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 85 | 139 | 63 | 81 | 101 | 107 | 70 | 82 | 89 | 79 | 104 | 76 | 73 |
| Plague (Pestis minor) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Totals | 634 | 1,035 | 558 | 741 | 815 | 956 | 835 | 901 | 357 | 1,106 | 1,179 | 862 | 807 |
| Rate per 1,000 | 9.4 | 15.0 | 7.5 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 10.3 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 6.4 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 6.7 | 5.9 |