Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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The zymotic mortality during the past 5 years has been as follows:—
1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scarlet Fever | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.08 | 0.17 |
Enteric | 0.17 | 0.21 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.13 |
Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 0.36 | 0.31 | 0.12 | 0.40 | 0.30 |
Whooping Cough | 0.28 | 0.46 | 0.34 | 0.20 | 0.46 |
Diarrhœa | 1.12 | 0.49 | 0.52 | 1.61 | 0.18 |
Measles | 0.17 | 0.25 | 0.32 | 0.47 | 0.39 |
Seven Principal Zymotic Diseases | 2.17 | 2.05 | 1.57 | 2.91 | 2.25 |
General Death Rate | 15.1 | 11.9 | 11.4 | 13.7 | 12.3 |