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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Barking 1898
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barking]
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Diphtheria and membranous croup.
| No. of cases. | Deaths. | Death rate per cent. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | 74 | 7 | 9.4 |
| 1897 | 91 | 9 | 9.1 |
| 1896 | 48 | 6 | 12.5 |
Of these deaths 3 were due to Membranous Croup.
Out of this number 39 were treated at the Upney Isolation Hospital,
which is 52.7 per cent. of the total number.
I have again to remark after another year's treatment of the disease
with the Anti-Diphtheritic Serum, I am convinced of its specific value.
The death rate at the Hospital 12 per cent. of total number of casea
treated including Croup cases.
The monthly returns for the disease are as follows:—
| No. of cases. | Deaths. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897. | 1898. | 1897. | 1898. | |
| January | 6 | 5 | — | 1 |
| February | 5 | 9 | — | 3 |
| March | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| April | 2 | 5 | — | — |
| May | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| June | 16 | 1 | — | — |
| July | 15 | 5 | — | — |
| August | 5 | 3 | — | 1 |
| September | 11 | 13 | — | — |
| October | 11 | 11 | 2 | _ |
| November | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| December | 4 | 11 | 1 | — |
| 91 | 74 | 6 | 8 | |
Diphtheria & School Attendance. (The numbers refer to children between 4 and 14 years of age.)
| No. of Cases. | ||
|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | Schools opened, January |
| February | 7 | |
| March | 3 | |
| April | — | Part Holiday. |
| May | 1 | |
| June | — | Part Holiday. |
| July 9th | 3 | |
| August | 1 | All Holiday. |
| September | 6 | |
| October | 3 | |
| November | 3 | |
| December | 4 | |