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Willesden 1919
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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4. PREVALENCE OF AND CONTROL OVER INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
Infectious Diseases Generally.—The prevalence of notifiable infectious diseases during the year
should be reviewed, and noteworthy facts as to the source of spread of infection should be recorded. Such
matters as the supply and prompt use of diphtheria anti.toxin, the occurrence of cases of encephalitis
lethargica, or the discovery of "return" cases of scarlet fever should be noted, as well as the experience
of the district in regard to the diseases notifiable under the regulations of1th January, 1919, i.e., pneumonia,
malaria, dysentery, and trench fever.
Notifications.—Table No. 21.
| No. of Notifications of:— Diphtheria | 494 |
| Erysipelas | 86 |
| Scarlet Fever | 418 |
| Enteric Fever | 5 |
| Continued Fever | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | 9 |
| Cerebro.Spinal Fever | 3 |
| Poliomyelitis | 3 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 32 |
| Measles and German Measles | 1,616 |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 303 |
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 72 |
| Whooping Cough | 52 |
| Pneumonia | 88 |
| Malaria | 76 |
| Dysentery | 6 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | 3 |
| Acute Polio.encephalitis | 1 |
| Total | 3,268 |
Scarlet Fever.—Table No. 22.
Shewing the number of cases notified, the number and percentage removed to Hospital, and the
Incidence and Fatality rates each year since 1892.
| Year. | No. of Cases notified. | No. of Cases removed to Hospital. | Percentage removed to Hospital. | Incidence Rate. Cases per 1,000 population. | Fatality Rate. Deaths per 1,000 cases. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | 366 | 49 | 13.3 | 5.5 | 22 |
| 1893 | 589 | 107 | 18.1 | 8.5 | 25 |
| 1894 | 268 | 83 | 30.9 | 3.6 | 26 |
| 1895 | 392 | 243 | 61.9 | 4.9 | 43 |
| 1896 | 475 | 282 | 59.3 | 5.5 | 35 |
| 1897 | 510 | 320 | 62.7 | 5.4 | 21 |
| 1898 | 361 | 209 | 57.8 | 3.6 | 28 |
| 1899 | 414 | 220 | 53.1 | 3.9 | 38 |
| 1900 | 335 | 188 | 56.1 | 2.9 | 35 |
| 1901 | 553 | 265 | 47.9 | 4.9 | 21 |
| 1902 | 466 | 282 | 60.5 | 3.8 | 27 |
| 1903 | 502 | 393 | 78.2 | 3.8 | 22 |
| 1904 | 326 | 242 | 74.2 | 2.4 | 6 |
| 1905 | 397 | 328 | 82.6 | 2.8 | 13 |
| 1906 | 637 | 543 | 85.2 | 4.5 | 17 |
| 1907 | 641 | 547 | 85.3 | 4.4 | 30 |
| 1908 | 737 | 651 | 88.3 | 5.0 | 19 |
| 1909 | 638 | 556 | 87.1 | 4.4 | 25 |
| 1910 | 314 | 265 | 84.3 | 2.0 | 0 |
| 1911 | 326 | 226 | 69.3 | 2.1 | 15 |
| 1912 | 430 | 373 | 86.7 | 2.7 | 2 |
| 1913 | 504 | 446 | 88.5 | 3.1 | 14 |
| 1914 | 765 | 682 | 89.1 | 4.6 | 7 |
| 1915 | 453 | 406 | 89.6 | 2.7 | 33 |
| 1916 | 387 | 350 | 90.4 | 2.3 | 3 |
| 1917 | 166 | 141 | 84.9 | 0.98 | 12 |
| 1918 | 131 | 111 | 84.7 | 0.77 | 23 |
| 1919 | 418 | 274 | 65.5 | 2.44 | 10 |