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Willesden 1902
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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TABLE No. 19.
Diseases complicating Scarlet Fever.
| Nature of Disease. | No. of Cases. | Deaths. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901. | 1902. | 1901. | 1902. | |
| Diphtheria | 28 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| German Measles | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Measles | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Erysipelas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whooping Cough | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chicken Pox | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Small Pox | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 45 | 29 | 2 | 0 |
Thus one in every 20.3 patients admitted for
Diphtheria, and one in every 9.6 admitted for Scarlet
Fever suffered in addition from some other infectious
disease contracted either before or during their stay
in Hospital.