Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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Table XII. —Deaths per cent, of Cases Notified (exclusive of Public I nstitutions).
Number of Cases Notified. | Number of Deaths. | Percentage Mortality | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1896. | 1897. | 1896. | 1897. | 1896. | 1897. | |
Small Pox | — | — | — | — | ||
Scarlet Fever | 501 | 510 | 6 | .17 | 1.1 | 3.3 |
Diphtheria | 187 | 156 | 25 | 20 | 13.3 | 12.8 |
Membranous Croup | 26 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 3.8 | 5.5 |
Typhus Fever | — | – | — | – | — | — |
Typhoid Fever | 61 | 102 | 7 | 14 | 11.5 | 13.5 |
Simple Continued Fever | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Relapsing Fever | — | — | — | – | — | — |
Puerperal Fever | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
Erysipelas | 122 | 100 | 6 | 2 | 4.5 | 20 |
911 | 893 | 45 | 55 | 4.9 | 6.1 |
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