London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Willesden 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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population, 4.3 each year were admitted to hospital;
in 1897 the proportion was 5.0; in 1898 4.7; in
1899 4.1; in 1900 3.0.
Of Scarlet Fever alone the proportion in 1896
was 3.3; in 1897 3.5; in 1898 2.2; in 1899 2.1; in
1900 1.6.
Of Diphtheria in 1896 it was 0.6 ; in 1897 14 ;
in 1898 2.2; in 1899 1.7; in 1900 l.0.
The admissions during the last five years have been as follows:—
| 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever - | 296 | 329 | 223 | 233 | 188 |
| Diphtheria | 53 | 137 | 221 | 189 | 122 |
| Typhoid Fever | 5 | 16 | 38 | 36 | 34 |
| Other Diseases | 16 | 5 | .. | 10 | 4 |
The following figures give the death rate per cent.* of cases admitted for the different diseases:—
| 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
| Diphtheria | 22.6 | 24.8 | 19.3 | 14.8 | 14.2 |
| Typhoid Fever | 42.8 | 12.5 | 10.5 | 9.7 | 17.3 |
| All Causes | 8.1 | 9.2 | 10.9 | 9.3 | 10.0 |
* Calculated in accordance with the Registrar-General's formula "by
dividing the deaths, multiplied by 100, by half the sum of the admissions,
discharges, and deaths for the year."