Report on the health of the Borough of Bethnal Green during the year 1921.

  • Bethnal Green (London, England). Metropolitan Borough.
Date:
1922
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Credit: Report on the health of the Borough of Bethnal Green during the year 1921. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Of the 34 deaths, 26 were those of children over 1 year of age and under 5. The second, third, fourth, and fifth years of life comprise the epoch when the young child is most susceptible to diphtheria, and a heavy toll of life is taken. Of the 224 cases occurring during this period of life, it will be seen that 15 per cent. died. At the epoch 5-15 years the mortality was only 2.2 per cent. of those attacked. SCARLET FEVER. There were 996 cases of Scarlet Fever notified during the year. Of these, there were 12 cases under the age of 1 year, 363 cases between the ages of 1 and 5 years, 546 cases between the ages of 5 and 15 years, 62 cases between the ages of 15 and 25 years, and 13 cases between the ages of 25 and 45 years. Of the 996 cases, 974 were removed to an Isolation Hospital. In 53 instances the Hospital authorities reported the diagnosis to be incorrect. Ten deaths occurred from Scarlet Fever during the year, all of which took place at hospitals. Comparison with previous years is as follows:— 1916 5 deaths 1917 3 „ 1918 9 „ 1919 4 „ 1920 12 „ Some difficulty was experienced in obtaining the prompt removal of cases notified during the last few months of the year, but the delay in few instances exceeded one day.
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