[Report 1908] / Medical Officer of Health, Smethwick County Borough.

  • Smethwick (Worcestershire, England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1908
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Credit: [Report 1908] / Medical Officer of Health, Smethwick County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ZYMOTIC DEATHS. The deaths from the seven principal Zymotic diseases numbered 128. The Zymotic death-rate for the year is T84 per 1,000 persons living per annum, against T43 in 1907, 2’21 in 1906, 1'7 in 1905, 1-24- in 1904, 1-2 in 1903, T4 in 1902, 1*76 in 1901, and 1*42 1900. The mortality from these diseases at under and over five years of age, sexes being distinguished as follows :— ZYMOTIC DEATHS DURING 1908. UNDER FIVE YEARS. OVER FIVE YEARS. TOTAL.. M. F. M. F. BOTH SEXES. Small Pox . ... ... ... ... Measles . 1 ... ... 1 Scarlet Fever. 4 6 2 6 18 Diphtheria . ■ ' I 3 3 ... 6 Whooping Cough ... 14 11 1 2 28 Typhoid Fever ... • •• 4 4 Diarrhoea . 41 30 — J 71 Totals ... 59 51 6 12 128
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