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Clerkenwell 1894
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St. James and St. John]
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The number of deaths arising from the principal zymotic
diseases in the Parish in 1894 was 115; 88 less than in the preceding
year.
The number and the causes of deaths from zymotic diseases occurring in Clerkenwell during the last ten years are exhibited in the following table:—
| SMALL POX. | MEASLES. | SCARLET FEVER. | DIPHTHERIA. | WHPING. COUGH. | | TYPHOID FEVER. | DIARRHOEA. | TOTALS. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 6 | 87 | 14 | 7 | 52 | 5 | 58 | 229 |
| 1886 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 42 | 7 | 93 | 172 |
| 1887 | 0 | 68 | 14 | 3 | 55 | 6 | 88 | 234 |
| 1888 | 0 | 62 | 8 | 10 | 63 | 4 | 65 | 212 |
| 1889 | 0 | 47 | 10 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 54 | 144 |
| 1890 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 64 | 6 | 62 | 172 |
| 1891 | 0 | 107 | 4 | 7 | 51 | 4 | 50 | 223 |
| 1892 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 6 | 39 | 9 | 28 | 119 |
| 1893 | 0 | 70 | 11 | 25 | 41 | 6 | 50 | 203 |
| 1894 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 7 | 38 | 3 | 27 | 115 |
Forty-three deaths also occurred from zymotic diseases in extraparochial
hospitals, viz.: 9 from scarlet fever; 22 from
diphtheria; 1 from whooping cough; 5 from typhoid fever; and
6 from diarrhœa.
The average number of deaths occurring in the Parish from
the principal zymotic diseases during the past ten years was
182 ; so that the number for 1891 was 67 less than the average.