Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]
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TABLE
Showing the number of cases of Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria and Enteric Fever notified annually since 1895, with the estimated populations and case rates for each year, the quinquennia 1896-1900 and 1901-1905, and the years 1906-1908.
Year. | Estimated Population. | Cases Notified. | Cases per 1,000 estimated Population. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | Totals. | |||
1896 | 16,200 | 66 | 28 | 10 | 104 | 6.4 |
1897 | 16,450 | 41 | 44 | 7 | 92 | 5.7 |
1898 | 16,470 | 73 | 38 | 12 | 123 | 6.9 |
1899 | 17,000 | 90 | 24 | 9 | 123 | 7.2 |
1900 | 17,400 | 32 | 26 | 5 | 63 | 3.6 |
Mean. | 16,750 | 60.4 | 32 | 8.6 | 101 | 6.08 |
1901 | 17,900 | 31 | 75 | 12 | 118 | 6.5 |
1902 | 19,900 | 75 | 61 | 8 | 144 | 7.2 |
1903 | 21,150 | 30 | 55 | 8 | 93 | 4.3 |
1904 | 23,250 | 31 | 14 | 7 | 52 | 2.2 |
1905 | 24,250 | 31 | 17 | 4 | 52 | 2.4 |
Mean. | 21,290 | 39.6 | 44.4 | 7.8 | 91.8 | 4.3 |
1906 | 25,500 | 38 | 115 | 8 | 161 | 6.2 |
1907 | 28,000 | 57 | 29 | 2 | 88 | 3.1 |
1908 | 28,500 | 36 | 29 | 5 | 70 | 2.4 |
Mean. | 27,333 | 43.6 | 57.6 | 5 | 106.3 | 3.9 |