Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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SEASONAL INCIDENCE OF NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
Disease. | 1st quarter | 2nd quarter | 3rd quarter | 4th quarter | Total for year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diphtheria | 72 | 48 | 50 | 66 | 236 |
Erysipelas | 20 | 31 | 20 | 19 | 90 |
Scarlet Fever | 129 | 136 | 169 | 298 | 732 |
Enteric Fever | ... | ... | . . . | 2 | 2 |
Puerperal Fever | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Puerperal Pyrexia | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Poliomyelitis | . . . | ... | 1 | ... | 1 |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
Infantile Diarrhoea, etc. | ... | 6 | 13 | 4 | 23 |
Acute Primary and Influenzal Pneumonia | 104 | 25 | 8 | 20 | 157 |
Chicken Pox | 87 | 32 | 27 | 10 | 156 |
Malaria | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 1 |
Posterior Basal Meningitis | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
Totals | 422 | 285 | 297 | 428 | 1432 |
Year | No. of Cast s | Attack Rate per 1,000 population | No. of Deaths | Case Mortality per cent. |
---|---|---|---|---|
Average 1915-24 | 481 | 4.2 | 6 | 1.2 |
„ 1925-29 | 444 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 0.54 |
1930 | 571 | 5.1 | 3 | 0.5 |
1931 | 442 | 4.1 | 6 | 1.3 |
1932 | 580 | 5.5 | 4 | 0.7 |
1933 | 732 | 7.1 | — | 0.0 |
Scarlet Fever, during 1933, showed a very considerable increase.
The cases were mainly mild, and there were no deaths.