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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
West Ham 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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Table IV. Notifications of scarlet fever.
| Period | Notifications | Removals to hospital | Fatality Per cent. | England and Wales. Case rate per 1.000 living | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Rate per 1,000 living. | No. | Per cent. | |||
| 1888-1890 | 1,822 | — | — | 9.50 | - | |
| 1891-1895 | 7,414 | — | — | 3.47 | — | |
| 1896-1900 | 5,203 | 920 | 17.68 | 2.69 | — | |
| 1901-1905 | 5,480 | 2,115 | 38.59 | 3.12 | — | |
| 1906-1910 | 7,412 | 3,939 | 53.14 | 2.94 | — | |
| 1911-1915 | 4,351 | 3,051 | 70.12 | 1.52 | 3.50 | |
| 1916-1920 | 4,103 | 1,944 | 47.38 | 0.83 | 2.13 | |
| 1921-1925 | 3,837 | 2,855 | 74.41 | 0.96 | 2.64 | |
| 1926-1930 | 7,182 | 4,829 | 67.24 | 0.40 | 2.53 | |
| 1931-1935 | 5,286 | 3,974 | 75.18 | 0.68 | 2.82 | |
| 1921 | 1,695 | 1,119 | 66.02 | 0.65 | 3.64 | |
| 1922 | 746 | 592 | 79.36 | 1.21 | 2.85 | |
| 1923 | 530 | 412 | 77.74 | 1.32 | 2.24 | |
| 1924 | 388 | 320 | 82.47 | 1.03 | 2.16 | |
| 1925 | 478 | 412 | 86.19 | 1.26 | 2.36 | |
| 1926 | 1,311 | 934 | 71.24 | 0.53 | 2.10 | |
| 1927 | 1,987 | 1,230 | 61.90 | 0.35 | 2.16 | |
| 1928 | 1,513 | 923 | 61.00 | 0.33 | 2.61 | |
| 1929 | 1,455 | 1,032 | 70.93 | 0.41 | 3.05 | |
| 1930 | 916 | 710 | 77:51 | 0.44 | 2.76 | |
| 1931 | 657 | 551 | 83.87 | 0.76 | 2.05 | |
| 1932 | 672 | 598 | 88.99 | 0.45 | 2.12 | |
| 1933 | 1,356 | 1,034 | 76.25 | 0.44 | 3.21 | |
| 1934 | 1,544 | 996 | 64.51 | 1.04 | 3.75 | |
| 1935 | 1,057 | 795 | 75.21 | 0.57 | 2.96 | |
| 1936 | 666 | 494 | 74.17 | 0.60 | 2.56 | |
| 1937 | 1,074 | 872 | 81.19 | 0.37 | 2.33 | |