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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31
DIPHTHERIA.
Table XXII.
Year. | Notified. | In District | Deaths In Hospital | Admissions to Hospital. |
---|---|---|---|---|
1897 | 156 | 20 | 2 | 30 |
1898 | 162 | 28 | 5 | 40 |
1899 | 200 | 31 | 15 | 62 |
1900 | 201 | 27 | 10 | 63 |
1901 | 255 | 36 | 19 | 101 |
1902 | 236 | 36 | 20 | 71 |
1903 | 185 | 27 | 8 | 48 |
1904 | 150 | 27 | 4 | 50 |
1905 | 118 | 10 | 6 | 48 |
1663 | 242 | 89 | 513 |
The District Death Rate over this period for
Diphtheria is 14.5 per cent.
The Hospital Death Rate over this period
for Diphtheria is 17.3 „