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The cases are grouped according to ages in Table II. (Appendix). Of the cases
certified 332 or 97.6 per cent, were removed to hospital as compared with
98 per cent, in 1912, 98.3 in 1911, 99 in 1910, 97.9 in 1909, 97.9 in 1908, 98.6 in
1907, 97.4 in 1906, 97 in 1905 and 96 in 1904. The percentages for previous
years are given in the report for 1903.
The cases certified were at the rate of 3.0 per 1,000 inhabitants as compared
with 1.3 in 1912, 2.1 in 1911, 1.8 in 1910, 2.9 in 1909, 5.1 in 1908, 7.5 in 1907,
5.3 in 1906, 6.7 in 1905, 2.9 in 1904, 2.1 in 1903, 2.1 in 1902, 4.7 in 1901 and 2.7
in 1900. The attack-rate in the Borough was highest in Acton Ward and lowest in
Kingsland, being 5.6 in the former as compared with 1.9 per 1,000 population in
the latter.
The deaths numbered 3 as compared with 4 in 1912, 7 in 1911, 4 in 1910, 7 in
1909, 28 in 1908, 28 in 1907, 20 in 1906, 27 in 1905 and 13 in 1904, the death-rate
being 0.02 per 1,000 population as compared with 0.03 in 1912, 0.06 in 1911, 0.03 in
1910, 00.6 in 1909, 0.24 in 1908, 0.24 in 1907, 0.17 in 1906, 0.23 in 1905 and 0.11 in
1904. There were no deaths from scarlet fever during the year in Moorfields,
Church, Wenlock, Kingsland, and Acton Wards.
The severer types of scarlet fever have become much less common of late
years, and the mortality has very greatly decreased. The case mortality was at the
rate of 0.8 per cent, of the cases certified as compared with 2.6 per cent, in 1912,
3 in 1911, 1.9 in 1910, 2.0 in 1909, 4.7 in 1908, 3.1 in 1907, 3.1 in 1906,
3.4 in 1905, 3.8 in 1904, 2.7 in 1903, 3.3 in 1902, 3.5 in 1901 and 5.4 in 1900. The
case mortality and the death-rate were therefore below the average. Amongst