Annual report of the vital statistics and sanitary condition of the District for the year 1899.

  • St. Olave (London, England). Board of Works.
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[1900]
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Credit: Annual report of the vital statistics and sanitary condition of the District for the year 1899. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    11.228 13 Zymotic Diseases. The number of deaths from the seven principal Zymotic Diseases was 28, or a zymotic death-rate of 2.52 per 1,000. The corresponding rate for London, was 2.46 per 1,000, or about the same rate. The deaths in London from these Diseases were:— 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. Total 1899. 1st Qr. 2nd Qr. 3rd Qr. \ 4th Qr. Small-pox 9 16 1 0 1 1 1 3 Measles 3,697 1,928 3,075 386 696 530 531 2,143 Scarlet Fever 942 781 583 96 84 87 131 398 Diphtheria 2,683 2,262 1,772 472 358 438 696 1.964 Whooping Cough 2,937 1,841 2,160 681 528 295 216 1,720 Fever 609 593 598 158 88 177 381 804 Diarrhoea 3,223 4,104 4,376 139 141 3,651 265 4,196 Total 14,100 11,525 12,565 1,932 1,896 5,179 2,221 The following Table gives a com parison of the past four years 1896. 1897. 1898. 1899. Small-pox — – – – Measles 15 6 5 10 Scarlet Fever 5 2 1 2 Diphtheria 9 2 2 8 Whooping Cough 13 8 11 — Fever (Typhoid, &c.) 1 1 1 2 Diarrhoea, Dysentery, and Cholera 11 7 5 6 Totals 54 26 25 28
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