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Barnes 1905

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Barnes]

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TABLE.

Showing the Case Mortality at the Isolation Hospital, Mortlake, since

January 1st, 1901.

Year.SCARLET FEVER.DIPHTHERIA AND CROUP.TOTALS.
Admissions.Deaths.Mortality per cent.Admissions.Deaths.Mortality per cent.Admissions.Deaths.Mortality per cent.
19011800.05611.717411.35
19025611.7146613.0410276.86
19032114.764536.576646.06
19042100.0900.03000.0
19052414.1614214.23837.89
Totals14032.11170127.053.1015483

Of the 14 cases of diphtheria admitted in 1905, four had laryngeal complications
(in one instance congenital) necessitating tracheotomy.
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