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East Ham 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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21
ZYMOTIC MOHTALITY.
110 deaths were attributed to the principal Zymotic diseases,
as against 129 in 1912. This equals a mortality rate of 0.77 per
1,000 of population. It should be noted that this figure includes
62 deaths from "Diarrhoeal Diseases," such as Infective
Enteritis, Diarrhoea not infective, Enteritis, Gastro-Enteritis,
Dyspepsia in children under two years of age, Colic, Ulceration
of intestines, and Duodenal Ulcer.
The following table gives the number of deaths and death-rate from each of the seven chief Zymotic diseases during the past five years:—
| Zymotic Diseases. | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 | 1912 | 1913 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths. | Death-rate. | Deaths. | Death-rate. | Deaths. | Death rate. | Deaths. | Deach-rate. | Deaths. | Death-rate. | |
| Small Pox | ||||||||||
| Scarlet Fever | 15 | 0.12 | 3 | 0.02 | 2 | 001 | 7 | 0.05 | 4 | 0.03 |
| Diphtheria | 24 | 0.19 | 13 | 0.09 | 11 | 008 | 9 | 0.07 | 16 | 0.11 |
| Enteric Fever. | 5 | 0.04 | 5 | 0.04 | 8 | 006 | 3 | 0.02 | 0.01 | |
| Measles | 57 | 0.45 | 12 | 0.09 | 68 | 0-50 | 39 | 0.28 | 11 | 0.08 |
| Whooping Cough | 32 | 0.25 | 24 | 0.18 | 12 | 009 | 39 | 0.28 | 15 | 0.10 |
| Diarrhoea | 54 | 0.42 | 48 | 0.36 | 1.52 | 32 | 0.23 | 62 | 0.43 | |
| Totals | 187 | 1.47 | 105 | 0.80 | 306 | 2.28 | 129 | 0.93 | 110 | 0.77 |
| Deaths and Death-rate from all causes | 1412 | 11.1 | 1330 | 10.2 | 1623 | 1.21 | 1474 | 10.6 | 1437 | 1.01 |