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Beckenham 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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bed as M.W., and in this way M.W. was probably more exposed
to infectipn than the other members of the family, who were of
more susceptible ages.
The case is worth recording, as the evidence for or against the use of Anto-toxin as a prophylactic, so far as I have been able to collect it, is npt very convincing. It has been in use in this District since 1911, and I have given our experience in previous Reports, which on the whole is rather against than in favour of its value.
| Population. | Year. | Diphtheria cases notified. | Deaths from Diphtheria. | Mortality per cent. | Attack rate per 1,000 living. | Death rate per 1,000 living. | % Isolated in Hospital. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20,705 | 1891 | 14 | 2 | 14.0 | 0.6 | .09 | ... |
| 21,666 | 1892 | 21 | 1 | 4.7 | 0.9 | .04 | ... |
| 21,840 | 1893 | 50 | 9 | 18.0 | 2.2 | .4 | 32.0 |
| 22,470 | 1894 | 61 | 4 | 6.5 | 2.7 | .1 | 23.0 |
| 23,070 | 1895 | 28 | 7 | 24.1 | 1.2 | .3 | 35.7 |
| 23,579 | 1896 | 25 | 4 | 16.0 | 1.0 | .1 | 40.0 |
| 24,300 | 1897 | 23 | 3 | 13.0 | 0.9 | .1 | 34.8 |
| 24,730 | 1898 | 22 | 4 | 18.0 | 0.8 | .1 | 18.1 |
| 26,075 | 1899 | 54 | 6 | 11.1 | 2.0 | .2 | 62.9 |
| 26,556 | 1900 | 45 | 10 | 22.2 | 1.6 | .4 | 62.2 |
| 26,453 | 1901 | 29 | 5 | 17.2 | 1.1 | .2 | 55.1 |
| 26,958 | 1902 | 37 | 3 | 8.1 | 1.3 | .1 | 59.4 |
| 27,452 | 1903 | 28 | 2 | 7.1 | 1.0 | .07 | 78.5 |
| 27,965 | 1904 | 33 | 4 | 12.1 | 1.1 | .1 | 69.6 |
| 28,489 | 1905 | 47 | 3 | 6.3 | 1.6 | .07 | 80.8 |
| 29,022 | 1906 | 21 | 1 | 4.7 | 0.7 | .03 | 95.2 |
| 29,565 | 1907 | 73 | 7 | 9.5 | 2.4 | .1 | 84.9 |
| 30,119 | 1908 | 93 | 6 | 6.4 | 3.0 | .1 | 88.1 |
| 30,681 | 1909 | 51 | 4 | 7.8 | 1.6 | .1 | 76.4 |
| 31,255 | 1910 | 62 | 2 | 3.2 | 1.9 | .06 | 91.9 |
| 31,848 | 1911 | 67 | 4 | 5.9 | 2.1 | .1 | 89.5 |
| 32,408 | 1912 | 71 | 5 | 7.0 | 2.1 | .1 | 94.3 |
| 32,987 | 1913 | 79 | 4 | 5.0 | 2.3 | .1 | 65.8 |
| 33,572 | 1914 | 98 | 10 | 9.8 | 2.6 | .2 | 71.4 |
| 33,796 | 1915 | 35 | 1 | 2.8 | 1.0 | .03 | 77.0 |
| 30,774 | 1916 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .0 | 50.0 |
| 30,612 | 1917 | 18 | 1 | 5.5 | 0.5 | .02 | 100.0 |
| 29,425 | 1918 | 42 | 3 | 7.1 | 1.4 | .10 | 66.6 |
| 32,516 | 1919 | 42 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 0 | 85.7 |
| 32.812 | 1920 | 59 | 2 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 76.3 |