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Willesden 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.—During the year
303 cases of this disease were notified, and 258, or 85.2 per
cent., were treated in hospital.
The following Table, No. 32, shows the number of cases
notified, the number and percentage removed to hospital,
and the incidence and fatality rates each year since 1892.
T able N o. 32.
| Year. | No. of Cases notified. * | No. of Cases removed to Hospital. | Percentage of Cases removed to Hospital. | Incidence Rate. Cases per 1,000 population. | Fatality Rate. Deaths per 1,000 cases. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | 145 | 14 | 9.6 | 2.1 | 127 |
| 1893 | 229 | 0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 199 |
| 1894 | 129 | 8 | 6.2 | 1.7 | 126 |
| 1895 | 186 | 66 | 35.4 | 2.2 | 190 |
| 1896 | 173 | 51 | 29.4 | 2.1 | 169 |
| 1897 | 275 | 132 | 48.0 | 2.9 | 250 |
| 1898 | 335 | 217 | 64.7 | 3.3 | 204 |
| 1899 | 319 | 183 | 57.3 | 2.9 | 148 |
| 1900 | 226 | 120 | 53.1 | 1.9 | 124 |
| 1901 | 404 | 190 | 47.0 | 3.4 | 138 |
| 1902 | 440 | 222 | 50.4 | 3.5 | 122 |
| 1903 | 221 | 122 | 55.2 | 1.6 | 46 |
| 1904 | 353 | 290 | 82.1 | 2.6 | 54 |
| 1905 | 275 | 227 | 82.5 | 1.9 | 51 |
| 1906 | 286 | 222 | 77.6 | 2.0 | 57 |
| 1907 | 254 | 186 | 73.2 | 1.7 | 71 |
| 1908 | 215 | 175 | 81.3 | 1.4 | 65 |
| 1909 | 207 | 171 | 82.6 | 1.4 | 48 |
| 1910 | 166 | 142 | 85.5 | 1.1 | 66 |
| 1911 | 192 | 130 | 67.7 | 1.2 | 57 |
| 1912 | 222 | 191 | 86.0 | 1.4 | 45 |
| 1913 | 233 | 215 | 92.3 | 1.4 | 34 |
| 1914 | 303 | 258 | 85.2 | 1.8 | 79 |