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East Ham 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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11
ZYMOTIC DEATH RATE.
The number of deaths from the seven principal Zymotic
diseases was 242. This compares favourably with the previous
year, when, with a smaller population the number of deaths was
259.
The following table gives the number of deaths from each of the seven chief Zymotic diseases during the past five years:—
| Disease. | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Pox | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 13 | 10 | 22 | 18 | 22 |
| Diphtheria | 14 | 47 | 38 | 27 | 42 |
| Enteric Fever | 15 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 2 |
| Measles | 36 | 56 | 48 | 32 | 70 |
| Whooping Cough | 38 | 24 | 57 | 24 | 62 |
| Diarrhoea and Epidemic Enteritis | 58 | 189 | 97 | 150 | 44 |
| Totals | 174 | 340 | 278 | 259 | 242 |
| Rate per 1,000 of population | 1.57 | 2.91 | 2.25 | 1.99 | 1.77 |
It will be noticed that there was an increase in the number
of deaths from all these diseases, with the exception of those due
to Enteric Fever and Diarrhoea. The diminution, however, in the
deaths due to the two latter diseases, but especially in those
attributed to Diarrhoea was so great that the increase in the others
is more than counteracted.
Diphtheria, Measles and Whooping Cough were all at one
time or another during the year, very prevalent, and caused an
exceptionally large number of deaths.