London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Paddington 1914

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.123456789
19013,3642,0765313.89.0233431311.0
19023,2622,6921229189.83519276101
19033,3152,6211029088.2483230811.7
19043,3112,578830787.4522234412.6
19053,1882,4951126186.8614032013.2
19063,1742,545922487.5364131912.5
19073,0922,349725580.4289735615.6
19083,0982,346824483.82820127116.1
19092,9202,2421120784.22724319015.7
19102,9162,093623279.92635620320.1
19112,8212,014102 2879.83136717120.2
19122,8081,990518577.63438820622.4
19132,7941,903319775.24044520624.8
19142,7131,7441118271.33055119728.7
19152,5161,683416373.54342220126.5
19162,3881,555916472.33644418027.7
1917] ,8431,152713770.33835415529.7
19181,8081,120514370.54130818529.5

TABLE 7.

Diphtheria (including Memb. Croup).Scarlet Fever.Enteric Fever (including Cont'd Fever).
1909-131914-181909-131914-181909-131914-18
Total Cases Reported100312581869172014777
Errors included1111021391232915
Total Cases to Hospital93812001785164811859
Errors included108921271182612
Deaths at Home512...255
Errors included..................
Deaths in Hospital57703720174
Errors included1224...31
Percentages.
Errors Reported...11.08.17.47.119.719.5
„ to Hospital11.57.67.17.122.020.3
Total Fatality (corrected)5.606.921.901.3716.1011.29
Fatality in Hospital (corrected)5.426.131.991.3015.216.38
All reported Cases removed to Hospital93.595.495.595.880.276.0