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 Willesden]
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Table No. 7. DIPHTHERIA.
Day of Disease on Admission. | Admissions. | Deaths. | Case Mortality. |
---|---|---|---|
I St | 7 | - | 0 |
2nd | 46 | 5 | 1o.86 |
3rd | 37 | 5 | 13.51 |
4th | 30 | 2 | 6.66 |
5th | 29 | 6 | 20.65 |
6th and over | 44 | 6 | 13.63 |
Cerebrospinal Meningitis.—34 patients were admitted
during the year as suffering from this disease. Of this
number 20 were cases of Cerebro-spinal Meningitis, eight
were Tuberculous Meningitis, and six were cases of other
diseases.
Of the 20 cases of Cerebro-spinal Meningitis 13, or 65
per cent., recovered, a very high proportion for this disease.