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Willesden 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Enteric Fever.—During the year 13 cases were notified
and 12, or 92.3 per cent., were removed to hospital.
The following Table, No. 33, 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. 33.
| 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 | 28 | 3 | 10.7 | 0.42 | 214 |
| 1893 | 47 | ... | ... | 0.66 | 191 |
| 1894 | 70 | 4 | 5.7 | 0.96 | 157 |
| 1895 | 69 | 13 | 18.8 | 0.87 | 174 |
| 1896 | 52 | 5 | 9.6 | 0.66 | 211 |
| 1897 | 52 | 16 | 30.7 | 0.56 | 230 |
| 1898 | 66 | 38 | 57.5 | 0.66 | 136 |
| 1899 | 79 | 32 | 40.5 | 0.73 | 128 |
| 1900 | 77 | 32 | 41.5 | 0.68 | 181 |
| 1901 | 57 | 7 | 12.2 | 0.49 | 175 |
| 1902 | 73 | 14 | 19.1 | 0.60 | 205 |
| 1903 | 45 | 16 | 35.5 | 0.34 | 290 |
| 1904 | 38 | 12 | 31.5 | 0.27 | 211 |
| 1905 | 41 | 26 | 63.4 | 0.29 | 293 |
| 1906 | 46 | 33 | 71.7 | 0.32 | 152 |
| 1907 | 28 | 14 | 50.0 | 0.19 | 143 |
| 1908 | 41 | 27 | 65.8 | 0.27 | 195 |
| 1909 | 41 | 34 | 82.9 | 0.27 | 146 |
| 1910 | 23 | 16 | 69.5 | 0.15 | 87 |
| 1911 | 13 | 9 | 69.2 | 0.08 | 308 |
| 1912 | 13 | 6 | 46.1 | 0.08 | 231 |
| 1913 | 18 | 10 | 55.6 | 0.10 | 222 |
| 1914 | 13 | 12 | 92.3 | 0.07 | 231 |