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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
Beckenham 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Beckenham]
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Diphtheria Statistics since 1891.
| Population | Year. | Diphtheria Cases Noti fled. | Deaths from Diphtheria. | Mortality per cent. | Attack rate per 1,000 Living. | Death Rate per 1,000 Living. | Per cent. Isolated in Hospital. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20,705 | 1891 | 14 | 2 | 140 | 0.6 | .09 | ... |
| 21,666 | 1892 | 21 | 1 | 4.7 | 0.9 | .04 | ... |
| 21,840 | 1893 | 50 | 9 | 18.0 | 2.2 | .41 | 32.0 |
| 22,470 | 1894 | 61 | 4 | 6.5 | 2.7 | .17 | 23.0 |
| 23,070 | 1895 | 28 | 7 | 24.1 | 1.2 | .303 | 35.7 |
| 23,579 | 1896 | 25 | 4 | 16.0 | 1.0 | .16 | 40.0 |
| 24,300 | 1897 | 23 | 3 | 13.0 | 0.9 | .12 | 34.8 |
| 24,730 | 1898 | 22 | 4 | 18.0 | 0.8 | .16 | 18.1 |
| 26,075 | 1899 | 54 | 6 | 11.1 | 2.0 | .23 | 62.9 |
| 26,556 | 1900 | 45 | 10 | 22.2 | 1.6 | .38 | 62.2 |
| 26,453 | 1901 | 29 | 5 | 17.2 | 1.1 | .18 | 55.1 |
| 26,958 | 1902 | 37 | 3 | 8.1 | 1.3 | .11 | 59.4 |
| 27,452 | 1903 | 28 | 2 | 7.1 | 1.0 | .07 | 78.5 |
| 27,965 | 1904 | 33 | 4 | 12.1 | 1.1 | .14 | 69.0 |
| 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 | .23 | 84.9 |
| 30,119 | 1908 | 93 | 6 | 0.4 | 3.0 | .19 | 88.1 |
| 30,681 | 1909 | 51 | 4 | 7.8 | 1.6 | .13 | 76.4 |
| 31,255 | 1910 | 62 | 2 | 3.2 | 1.9 | .06 | 91.9 |
| 31,848 | 1911 | 67 | 4 | 5.9 | 2.1 | .12 | 89.5 |
| 32,408 | 1912 | 71 | 5 | 7.0 | 2.1 | 15 | 94.3 |
| 32,987 | 1913 | 79 | 4 | 5.0 | 2.3 | .12 | 65.8 |
| 33 572 | 1914 | 98 | 10 | 9.8 | 2.6 | .29 | 71.4 |
| 33,796 | 1915 | 35 | 1 | 2.8 | 1.0 | .03 | 77.0 |
| 30,774 | 1916 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .00 | 50.0 |
| 30,612 | 1917 | 18 | 1 | 5.5 | 0.5 | .02 | 100.0 |
| 29,425 | 1918 | 42 | 3 | 7.1 | 1.4 | .10 | 60.6 |
| 32.516 | 1919 | 42 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | .00 | 85.7 |
| 32,812 | 1920 | 59 | 2 | 3.4 | 1.7 | .06 | 70.3 |
| 33,350 | 1921 | 32 | 3 | 9.3 | 0.9 | .09 | 68.7 |
| 33,160 | 1922 | 23 | 3 | 13.0 | 0.7 | .09 | 52.2 |
| 33,170 | 1923 | 15 | 1 | 6.6 | 0.45 | .03 | 100.0 |
| 33,460 | 1924 | 18 | 3 | 16.6 | 0.53 | .08 | 77.7 |
| 33,850 | 1925 | 11 | 1 | 9.09 | 0.32 | .029 | 72.7 |
Anti-Toxin Order, 1910.-A supply of Diphtheria Anti-Toxin
is kept in an ice chest at the Health Department and is given free
to Doctors for use in Diphtheria. During 1925 40,000 units were
used for curative purposes and 136,000 units for prophylactic
purposes.