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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Walthamstow 1904
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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The following tabular statement shows the mortality from Zymotic diseases since 1898:-
TABLE X.
| Small-Pox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Croup. | Typhoid. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhœa. | Zymotic Enteritis. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | 1 | 14 | 27 | 2 | 10 | 55 | 32 | 84 | 99 | 324 |
| 1903 | 0 | 6 | 17 | — | 19 | 52 | 34 | 28 | 37 | 193 |
| 1902 | 20 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 125 |
| 1901 | 1 | 13 | 38 | 12 | 43 | 26 | 131 | 10 | 274 | |
| Gastro-Enteritis. | ||||||||||
| 1900 | 0 | 5 | 71 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 54 | 110 | 27 | 283 |
| 1899 | 0 | 6 | 64 | 9 | 19 | 33 | 34 | 144 | 309 | |
| 1898 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 24 | 162 | 283 | |
To make comparison with previous years easier, the deaths from
Enteritis are not included in the foregoing table.
The following Chart shows graphically the death-rate for 1904 from
these diseases and for the previous ten years and the average rate for the
same period:—