Diphtheria.
Notifications of diphtheria numbered 8,087 in 1932 (52 weeks), compared with
8,384 in 1931. This gives an attack-rate of 1.9 per thousand, which is the same as
in the preceding year. There were 313 deaths, giving a death-rate of 0.07 per thousand
living. The case-mortality was 3.9 per cent., compared with 3.1 per cent. in 1931.
Table: The seasonal incidence, as shown by the notifications (uncorrected for errors of diagnosis) received in successive four-weekly periods during the year was as follows:—
The seasonal incidence, as shown by the notifications (uncorrected for errors of diagnosis) received in successive four-weekly periods during the year was as follows:—
l-
5-
9-
13-
17-
21-
25-
29-
33-
37-
41-
45-
49-52
611
648
517
465
588
604
559
524
539
779
807
777
669
Table: The notifications (uncorrected for errors in diagnosis), deaths and crude case-mortality during 1932 were as follows:—
The notifications (uncorrected for errors in diagnosis), deaths and crude case-mortality during 1932 were as follows:—
Year 1932. (52 weeks.)
Age-period.
Total.
0-
1-
2-
3-
4-
5-
6-
7-
8-
9-
10-
15 +
Notifications
201
423
656
726
779
835
709
557
456
367
1,010
1,368
8,087
Deaths
18
37
33
41
41
45
25
19
10
8
25
11
313
Crude case - mortality percentage
8.96
8.75
5.03
5.65
5.26
5.39
3.53
3.41
2.19
2.18
2.48
0.80
3.87
Table: The death-rates in London and England and Wales in recent years are shown in the following table:—
The death-rates in London and England and Wales in recent years are shown in the following table:—
Diarrhoea and
enteritis.
Diarrhoea and enteritis caused 781 deaths among children under two years of
age or 12.55 per thousand births. The corresponding rate in 1931 was 9.71.
