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Willesden 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Enteric Fever.—The following Table, No. 3o, 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. 3o.
| 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 notifications. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | 28 | 3 | 107 | 0.42 | 214 |
| 1893 | 47 | ... | ... | 0.66 | 191 |
| 1894 | 70 | 4 | 57 | 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 | 122 | 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 | 717 | 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 | 923 | 0.07 | 231 |
| 1915 | 9 | 9 | 100.0 | 0.05 | 556 |
of the nine cases treated in hospital, four were treated
in the Infirmary.
There were five deaths from Enteric. Two occurred
in the Middlesex County Asylum, and were not notified in
this district. These are not included in number of cases
notified, although they are reckoned for purpose of the last
column in foregoing table.