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Strand (Westminster) 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Strand]
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THE STRAND DISTRICT, LONDON. 19
Diarrhoea.—12 deaths were attributed to this complaint,
8 being in children under 1 year of age. In
addition, 10 deaths were certified in the months of
August, September, and October, as due to enteritis,
9 of them being children.
| Disease. | St. Anne Sub-District. | Strand Sub-District. | Strand District. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths in 1895. | Deaths in 1895. | Total Deaths in 1895. | Total Deaths in 1894. | Total Deaths in 1893. | Total Deaths in 1892. | |
| Smallpox | l | l | 2 | ... | 1 | ... |
| Measles | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 54 |
| Scarlatina | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | 5 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 2L | 8 |
| Whooping Cough | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 12 |
| Diarrhoea and English Cholera | 6 | 6 | ... | 7 | 13 | 8 |
| Chickenpox ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... |
| Tnfluenza | 3 | 5 | 8 | ... | 6 | 15 |
| Entcric or Typhoid Fever ... | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| Erysipelas and Pyæmia | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| Totals | 27 | 37 | 47 | 61 | 79 | 111 |
Infantile diarrhoea depends, to a large extent, upon
climatic conditions, being more prevalent when the
temperature is high in the summer months, less so
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