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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
Deptford 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Deptford, Metropolitan Borough of]
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The following table shows the incidence and mortality from Diphtheria in 1936 as compared with previous years:—
| Year | No. of Cases | Attack Rate per 1,000 population | No. of Deaths | Case Mortality per cent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average 1915.24 | 322 | 2.8 | 19 | 5.9 |
| 1925.29 | 496 | 4.3 | 14 | 2.8 |
| 1930 | 434 | 3.9 | 4 | 0.9 |
| 1931 | 264 | 2.5 | 12 | 4.5 |
| 1932 | 249 | 2.3 | 6 | 2.4 |
| 1933 | 236 | 2.3 | 5 | 2.1 |
| 1934 | 310 | 3.1 | 19 | 6.2 |
| 1935 | 301 | 3.0 | 10 | 3.3 |
| 1936 | 208 | 2.1 | 6 | 2.9 |
Schick testing and inoculation began in March, 1927. The figures for successive years are as follows :
| Year. | Positive. | Number of Schick Tests | Total. | Fully Inoculated. | Partly Inoculated. | No. of Inoculations given. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negative. | Unknown Result. | ||||||
| 1927 | 214 | 152 | 8 | 374 | 410 | 15 | 1233 |
| 1928 | 85 | 75 | 14 | 174 | 168 | 65 | 580 |
| 1929 | 21 | 27 | 7 | 55 | 72 | 15 | 221 |
| 1930 | 15 | 27 | — | 42 | 65 | 3 | 199 |
| 1931 | 6 | 7 | — | 13 | 17 | 5 | 58 |
| 1932 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 11 | — | 33 |
| 1933 | 5 | 4 | — | 9 | 32 | 1 | 97 |
| 1934 | 2 | 8 | — | 10 | 11 | — | 33 |
| 1935 | 45 | 16 | — | 61 | 164 | 14 | 514 |
| 1936 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 73 | — | 105 | |
| Number of Schick Re.tests. | |||||||
| Positive | Negative. | Unknown Result | Total. | ||||
| 1927 | - | - | - | - | |||
| 1928 | 34 | 134 | 13 | 181 | |||
| 1929 | 8 | 55 | 3 | 66 | |||
| 1930 | 5 | 39 | 1 | 45 | |||
| 1931 | 3 | 21 | 2 | 26 | |||
| 1932 | 2 | 15 | — | 17 | |||
| 1933 | 1 | - | — | 1 | |||
| 1934 | 3 | 21 | — | 24 | |||
| 1935 | 4 | 99 | — | 103 | |||
| 1936 | 1 | 69 | — | 70 | |||