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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
Barnes 1907
[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 since 1895, with the estimated population the number of cases annually per 1,000 estimated population and the means for the periods 1896-1900 and 1901-1905.
| 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 | 16,700 | 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 | 65 |
| 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 | 2.1 |
| 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 |