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Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health-1892.
As in the calculation of the general death-rate, so with the Zymotic death-
the deaths of non-parishioners (occurring withont the District) have been
aded; whilst the deaths of parishioners dying in public institution (outside the
??? have been ineluded.
Without the distribution of these deaths, especially of those reulting form
otic diseases, no really trustworthy data can be seonred upen which to calculate\
ble rates of mortality.
Amongst the 41 Metropolitan Sanitary Districts the Zymotic death-rates
ed from 1.3 in Hampstead, 1.7 in Lewisham, and 1.8 in St. George, Hanover
ore, and in St. James, Westminster, to 3.6 in St George Southwar, in Fulham,
[ile End Old Town, and in Poplar; 3.8 in Strand 3.9 in Newington, 4.2 in
???nal Green and m Limehouse, and 4.9 in St. George-in-the-East.
Table V.—For the Year 1892.
9
Birth-rate per 1,000.
Death-rate per 1,000.
Zymotic death-rate.
Influenza death-rate.
Phthisis death-rate.
Other Tubercular
Diseases death-rate.
Respiratory Diseases
death-rate.
Deaths under 1 year,
to 1,000 births.
Percentage of dnathn
under 5 to total deaths.
George's, Southwark
35.9
25.2
3.6
0.2
1.8
1.8
5.5
188
44.3
2.8
Ion
30.9
20.3
0.5
1.8
0.8
4.5
155
39.9
Table VI.
Zymotic Disease Mortality, in St. George, Southwark, in 1892.
Actual number of Deaths
in St. George, Southwark.
St. George's, Southwark,
proportion of total London
Deaths according to its
population.
sales
66
47
et Fever
15
16
theria
oping Cough
26
46
26
34
(chiefly Typhoid)
8
6
rhœa
53
35
enza
14
31
The mortality from Diarrhoea, Measles, and W hooping Cough is excessive in
????reorge, Southwark as compared with all London. The death-rate from Diarrhœa
e higher, considering the comparatively cold weather whic prevailed in July,
which arrested the ordinary summer outbreak that had, as usual, begun in the
th of June.
Measles.—This highly contagious complaint contributes the largest number of
??? amongst the preventable diseases. There is compulsory notification of
sles in London, and many cases of it are not even under medical care. Notification
of Measles gives the Sanitary Authority full and early knowledge of cases
panding school and otherwise, and thus renders available, with prospect of success,
application of precautionary and preventive measures.