[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch].

  • Shoreditch (London, England). Metropolitan Borough.
Date:
[1913]
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Credit: [Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    20 The cases certified were at the rate of 1.2 per 1,000 inhabitants as compared with 1.5 in 1911, 1.1 in 1910, 1.5 in 1909 and 1.7 in 1908. The attack-rate was highest in Acton Ward and lowest in Moorfields, being 1.9 per 1,000 in the former and 0.4 in the latter ward. The deaths numbered 18, the death.rate being 0.18 per 1,000 as compared with 0.20 in 1911, 0.12 in 1910, 0.18 in 1909, 0.11 in 1908, 0.17 in 1907, 0.12 in 1906, 0.14 in 1905, 0.16 in 1904, 0.18 in 1903, 0.18 in 1902, 0.23 in 1901, 0.45 in 1900 and 0.52 in 1899. The diphtheria death-rates in the wards of the Borough are contained in Table VI. (Appendix). The rate was highest in Acton Ward where it was 0.48 per 1,000 population. There were no deaths from diphtheria during the year in either Moorfields, Kingsland or Haggerston Wards. The case mortality was 13.1 per cent. of the cases certified as compared with 12.7 in 1911, 11.0 in 1910, 11.5 in 1909, 6.4 in 1908, 9.5 in 1907, 10.5 in 1906, 15.2 in 1905 and 10.3 in 1904. The case mortalities for previous years are contained in the Report for 1906. Of the deaths from diphtheria during 1911, 16 were of children under 5 years of age, the mortality being at the rate of 20.8 per cent. of the cases certified amongst children at that age period as compared with 20.6 in 1911, 17.2 in 1910, 15.7 in 1909, 9.5 in 1908, 15.6 in 1907, 16 in 1906, 14.7 in 1905, 16.3 in 1904, 23.8 in 1903, 20.5 in 1902, 15.4 in 1901, 22.7 in 1900, 34.2 in 1899, 29.5 in 1898, 36.0 in 1897, 31.8 in 1896, 47.5 in 1895, 43.0 in 1894 and 61.0 in 1893. There were two deaths of children aged from 5 to 10 years. The mortality amongst persons over 5 years of age was at the rate of 3.3 per cent. of the cases certified. The usual enquiries were made as to the circumstances attending the occurrence of diphtheria in the Borough With respect to 126 of the cases certified during the year, they were distributed amongst males and females at certain age periods as set out in the subjoined table:— Age Period. Male. Female. Total. Under 1 year 8 2 10 From 1 to 2 years 13 3 16 „ 2 „ 3 „ 9 3 12 „ 3 ,, 4 „ 9 5 14 4 „ 5 „ 8 7 15 5 „10 „ 15 18 33 „ 10 „ 13 „ 9 6 15 Over 13 years 2 9 11 Totals 73 53 126
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