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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 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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SCARLET FEYER.
The following table shews the number of cases which have
been notified during each of the years since 1901, and the
number and percentages of those cases which have been removed
to hospital:—
Table shewing cases of Scarlet Fever notified and removed and percentage removed to Hospital each year since 1901.
| Year. | No. of cases notified. | No. of cases removed to Hospital. | Percentage of cases removed to Hospital. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 104 | 77 | 74.03 |
| 1902 | 112 | 79 | 70.53 |
| 1903 | 143 | 97 | 67.83 |
| 1904 | 65 | 49 | 75.38 |
| 1905 | 85 | 77 | 90.58 |
| 1906 | 69 | 55 | 79.71 |
| 1907 | 80 | 73 | 91.25 |
| 1908 | 98 | 71 | 72.44 |
| 1909 | 130 | 100 | 76.92 |
| 1910 | 81 | 60 | 74.07 |
| 1911 | 75 | 62 | 82.66 |
| 1912 | 98 | 78 | 79.59 |
| 1913 | 106 | 80 | 75.47 |
| 1914 | 135 | 110 | 81.48 |
| Total | 1381 | 1068 | 77-33 |
The incidence rate of Scarlet Fever in the population was
2.8 per 1,000, as compared with 2.4 last year.