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Barking 1896
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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Diphtheria and Memrranous Croup :—
No. of Cases in 1896, 48 ; No. of Cases in 1895, 49.
No. of Deaths in 1896, 6; No. of Deaths in 1895, 9
Death-rate in 1894, 25.8 per cent; Death-rate in 1895, 18.3 per cent.
Death-rate in 1896, 12.5 per cent.
The monthly returns for the disease are as follows :—
| 1896. | Deaths. | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 1 |
| February | 7 | — |
| March | 3 | — |
| April | 1 | — |
| May | 1 | — |
| June | 6 | — |
| July | 3 | — |
| August | 6 | 1 |
| September | 8 | 3 |
| October | 5 | 1 |
| November | 1 | — |
| December | 5 | — |
| 48 |
Sanitary defects were associated in 22 cases and 3 were imported.
Ten out of the 46 cases were treated at the Upney Hospital. There were
no deaths. The increased facilities afforded at the Hospital during the past
few months will enable us to treat many more cases of this disease during the
present year, should they arise.
Diptheria and School Attendance. (The figures refer to Children under 15 years.)
| 1895. | 1896. | Holidays. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 2 | First week. |
| F ebruary | 2 | 3 | — |
| March | 2 | 0 | — |
| April | 2 | 1 | First 13 days. |
| May | 3 | 1 | Last week. |
| June | 5 | 1 | — |
| July | 3 | 1 | — |
| August | 1 | 3 | All. |
| September | 5 | 4 | — |
| October | 0 | 1 | — |
| November | 2 | 1 | — |
| December | 5 | 4 | Last 13 days. |
From the above figures it will be seen that the heaviest months in both
years have been September and December.
These months are both those in which children are collected in School,
but the period of observation and the numbers are so small that 1 do not
consider any definite conclusion can yet be arrived at.