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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
Wealdstone 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wealdstone]
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ZYMOTIC DEATH-RATE.
A rate dealing with the number of deaths from the
seven principal zymotic diseases per 1ooo of population:—
Measles 0
Scarlet Fever 0
Whooping Cough 0
Diphtheria 0
Enteric 1
Diarrhœa 1
Small Pox 0
Affording a zymotic death-rate of .16 per 1000 of
population as compared with 2.1 for 1909.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
Number of cases notified and number sent to hospital :—
| Disease. | Cases Notified. | Number sent to Hospital. |
|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 21 | 19 |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | - |
| Diphtheria | 2 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | 7 | — |
| Total | 31 | 20 |
Thirty-one cases of Infectious Diseases were notified
during the year as compared with 39 in 1909.