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Cases of Diphtheria Notified.
London.
Bermondsey.
Year.
161
1892
8, 3 68
3 6 7
1893
13,712
1894
44 6
11,204
1895
281
11,231
1896
13,825
4 2 5
1897
1 3,217
393
11,883
1898
326
1899
13,711
734
471
1900
12,023
1901
12,156
329
1902
10,731
277
7,73 8
1903
172
191
1904
7,219
6,482
165
1905
1906
8,041
327
1907
8,779
311
8,001
1908
251
6,679
191
1909
5,494
207
1910
260
1911
7,385
1912
7,101
211
7,654
245
1913
9,118
214
1 9 1 4
9,614
Average
302
The attack-rate per thousand inhabitants was 1·72, against
1·96 in 1913. The case mortality was 7·9 per cent., against 6·5
per cent in 1913 and 8·1 per cent, in 1912. 15 cases were returned
as not suffering from this disease.
327 specimens were sent in by medical practitioners for
bacteriological examination, against 250 in 1913 and 223 in 1912.
Of these 72 were found to contain diphtheria bacilli, all of which
were notified.
In 1 case of diphtheria the source of infection was attributed
to a previous case in the family.
The following appeared in the report last year and gives an
explanation of the method adopted in this Borough to prevent the
spread of this disease.