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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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Diphtheria and Membranous Croup.—The following
Table, No. 28, shows the number of cases notified, the number
and percentage removed to hospital, and the incidence
and fatality rates each year since 1892.
Table No. 28.
| Year. | No. of Cases notified. | No. of Cases removed to Hospital. | Percentage of Cases removed to Hospital. | Incidence Rate. Cases per 1,ooopopulation. | 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 | I20 | 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.l | 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 |
| 1915 | 231 | 213 | 92.2 | 1.4 | 130 |