Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Report on the vital statistics and the work of the Public Health Department for the years 1914-18 (inclusive)
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SICKNESS.
During 1914-18—diphtheria, 8.2; scarlet fever, 71; and enteric fever, 19 5, as compared
with
During 1909-13—diphtheria, 11.0; scarlet fever, 7.4; and enteric fever, 19.7.
TABLE 6. Vaccination Returns.
Children Born. | Successfully Vaccinated. | Insusceptible to Vaccination. | Died Unvaccinated. | Per cent, of Children Born. (Cols. 1-4.) | Vaccination Postponed. | Exempted • under Act. | " Rest." | Per cent. of Children Born. (Cols. 6—8.) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cols. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
1901 | 3,364 | 2,076 | 5 | 313. | 89.0 | 23 | 34 | 313 | 11.0 |
1902 | 3,262 | 2,692 | 12 | 291 | 89.8 | 35 | 19 | 276 | 101 |
1903 | 3,315 | 2,621 | 10 | 290 | 88.2 | 48 | 32 | 308 | 11.7 |
1904 | 3,311 | 2,578 | 8 | 307 | 87.4 | 52 | 22 | 344 | 12.6 |
1905 | 3,188 | 2,495 | 11 | 261 | 86.8 | 61 | 40 | 320 | 13.2 |
1906 | 3,174 | 2,545 | 9 | 224 | 87.5 | 36 | 41 | 319 | 12.5 |
1907 | 3,092 | 2,349 | 7 | 255 | 80.4 | 28 | 97 | 356 | 15.6 |
1908 | 3,098 | 2,346 | 8 | 244 | 83.8 | 28 | 201 | 271 | 16.1 |
1909 | 2,920 | 2,242 | 11 | 207 | 84.2 | 27 | 243 | 190 | 15.7 |
1910 | 2,916 | 2,093 | 6 | 232 | 79.9 | 26 | 356 | 203 | 20.1 |
1911 | 2,821 | 2,014 | 10 | 2 28 | 79.8 | 31 | 367 | 171 | 20.2 |
1912 | 2,808 | 1,990 | 5 | 185 | 77.6 | 34 | 388 | 206 | 22.4 |
1913 | 2,794 | 1,903 | 3 | 197 | 75.2 | 40 | 445 | 206 | 24.8 |
1914 | 2,713 | 1,744 | 11 | 182 | 71.3 | 30 | 551 | 197 | 28.7 |
1915 | 2,516 | 1,683 | 4 | 163 | 73.5 | 43 | 422 | 201 | 26.5 |
1916 | 2,388 | 1,555 | 9 | 164 | 72.3 | 36 | 444 | 180 | 27.7 |
1917 | ] ,843 | 1,152 | 7 | 137 | 70.3 | 38 | 354 | 155 | 29.7 |
1918 | 1,808 | 1,120 | 5 | 143 | 70.5 | 41 | 308 | 185 | 29.5 |
TABLE 7.
Diphtheria (including Memb. Croup). | Scarlet Fever. | Enteric Fever (including Cont'd Fever). | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1909-13 | 1914-18 | 1909-13 | 1914-18 | 1909-13 | 1914-18 | |
Total Cases Reported | 1003 | 1258 | 1869 | 1720 | 147 | 77 |
Errors included | 111 | 102 | 139 | 123 | 29 | 15 |
Total Cases to Hospital | 938 | 1200 | 1785 | 1648 | 118 | 59 |
Errors included | 108 | 92 | 127 | 118 | 26 | 12 |
Deaths at Home | 5 | 12 | ... | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Errors included | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Deaths in Hospital | 57 | 70 | 37 | 20 | 17 | 4 |
Errors included | 12 | 2 | 4 | ... | 3 | 1 |
Percentages. | ||||||
Errors Reported... | 11.0 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 19.7 | 19.5 |
„ to Hospital | 11.5 | 7.6 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 22.0 | 20.3 |
Total Fatality (corrected) | 5.60 | 6.92 | 1.90 | 1.37 | 16.10 | 11.29 |
Fatality in Hospital (corrected) | 5.42 | 6.13 | 1.99 | 1.30 | 15.21 | 6.38 |
All reported Cases removed to Hospital | 93.5 | 95.4 | 95.5 | 95.8 | 80.2 | 76.0 |