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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
Clerkenwell 1895
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St. James and St. John]
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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. | diarrhœa. | totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 1895 | 0 | 81 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 9 | 40 | 185 |
Forty-three deaths also occurred from zymotic diseases in extraparochial
hospitals, viz.: 2 from measles; 9 from scarlet fever;
17 from diphtheria; 8 from whooping cough; 3 from typhoid
fever ; and 3 from diarrhoea.
The average number of deaths occurring in the Parish from
the principal zymotic diseases during the past ten years was
177; so that the number for 1895 was 8 more than the average.
The deaths from these diseases occurring in the Hospitals is the
same as last year.
The number of deaths arising in the parish from all causes in
infants under one year was 360.