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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 VI.
Notifications of diphtheria (including membranous croup).
| 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 | 389 | 0.68 | — | — | 32.13 | — |
| 1891-1895 | 2,747 | 2.51 | — | 23.19 | — | |
| 1896-1900 | 5,103 | 4.08 | 1,231 | 24.12 | 16.97 | |
| 1901-1905 | 3,968 | 2.91 | 1,926 | 48.54 | 12.83 | — |
| 1906-1910 | 2,646 | 1.87 | 1,803 | 68.14 | 12.06 | — |
| 1911-1915 | 2,089 | 1.43 | 1,705 | 81.62 | 10.91 | 1.41 |
| 1916-1920 | 3,810 | 2.70 | 2,921 | 76.67 | 9.97 | 1.49 |
| 1921-1925 | 3,600 | 2.30 | 3,312 | 92.00 | 4.28 | 1.29 |
| 1926-1930 | 4,381 | 2.83 | 3,957 | 90.32 | 3 65 | 1.53 |
| 1931-1935 | 2,749 | 1.94 | 2,672 | 97.20 | 6.00 | 1.36 |
| 1921 | 659 | 2.15 | 560 | 84.98 | 4.86 | 1.76 |
| 1922 | 673 | 2.17 | 611 | 90.79 | 6.54 | 1.37 |
| 1923 | 701 | 2.23 | 671 | 95.72 | 3.85 | 1.05 |
| 1924 | 801 | 2.48 | 751 | 93.76 | 4.12 | 1.07 |
| 1925 | 766 | 2.41 | 719 | 93.86 | 2.35 | 1.23 |
| 1926 | 698 | 2.21 | 669 | 95.85 | 1.86 | 1.31 |
| 1927 | 954 | 3.02 | 802 | 84.07 | 4.19 | 1.33 |
| 1928 | 1,049 | 3.42 | 913 | 87.04 | 3.24 | 1.55 |
| 1929 | 815 | 2.65 | 767 | 94.11 | 4.79 | 1.59 |
| 1930 | 865 | 2.82 | 806 | 93.18 | 3.93 | 1.84 |
| 1931 | 356 | 1.20 | 356 | 100.00 | 3.09 | 1.26 |
| 1932 | 303 | 1.05 | 295 | 97.36 | 3.96 | 1.08 |
| 1933 | 515 | 1.82 | 498 | 96.70 | 10.49 | 1.18 |
| 1934 | 804 | 2.91 | 788 | 98.01 | 6.09 | 1.70 |
| 1935 | 771 | 2.85 | 735 | 95.33 | 5.06 | 1.60 |
| 1936 | 468 | 1.76 | 464 | 99.15 | 3.21 | 1.41 |
| 1937 | 503 | 1.94 | 496 | 98.61 | 3.58 | 1.49 |