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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
Heston and Isleworth 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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2. That five return cases occurred in connection with
Hospital isolated cases, while none occurred in connection
with home isolated cases.
3. That the proportion of households in which secondary
cases occurred in Hospital isolated cases was one in 614,
and in Home isolated cases one in 417.
Diphtheria. The following table shews the number of notifications
received, and the percentage of cases of Diphtheria
removed to Hospital during the past 12 years:—
Table shewing cases of Diphtheria notified and removed and percentage removed to Hospital each year since 1900:—
| Year. | No. of eases notified. | No. of cases removed to Hospital. | Percentage of cases removed to Hospital. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 50 | 37 | 74.00 |
| 1901 | 40 | 28 | 70.00 |
| 1902 | 85 | 53 | 62.35 |
| 1903 | 29 | 20 | 68.96 |
| 1904 | 37 | 27 | 72.97 |
| 1905 | 105 | 87 | 82.85 |
| 1906 | 68 | 54 | 79.41 |
| 1907 | 119 | 52 | 43.69 |
| 1908 | 45 | 31 | 68.88 |
| 1909 | 34 | 22 | 64.70 |
| 1910 | 31 | 21 | 67.74 |
| 1911 | 25 | 17 | 68.00 |
| Total | 668 | 449 | 67.21 |