Diphtheria : being the Harben Lectures delivered in 1899 before the Royal Institute of Public Health, in the lecture theatre of the Royal Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons, London / by William R. Smith.

  • William Edward Smith
Date:
1900
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Credit: Diphtheria : being the Harben Lectures delivered in 1899 before the Royal Institute of Public Health, in the lecture theatre of the Royal Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons, London / by William R. Smith. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    and, further, that one decided remission occurred, which was, however, followed by a sudden outbreak over a very greatly extended area. In England the Registrar-General has only separately abstracted diphtheria deathe since the year 1855 ; up to that time such deaths as occurred were classified under the head of scarlet fever. The following table gives the death-rates per million from diphtheria in England and Wales since 1855, and in London since 1859: Table I. Showing the death-rate per million of the population from diphtheria in England and Wales since 1855, and in London since 1859. Year. England and Wales. Death-rates per Million. London. Death-rates per Million. Year. England and Wales. Death-rates per Million. London. Death-rates per Million. 1855 20 1877 Ill 88 1856 32 — 1878 140 155 1857 82 — 1879 120 155 1858 339 1880 109 144 1859 517 284 1881 121 172 1860 261 174 1882 152 222 1861 225 239 1883 158 244 1869 241 255 1884 186 241 1863 315 275 1885 164 227 1864 261 207 1886 149 212 1865 196 144 1887 160 235 1866 140 152 1888 171 319 1867 120 145 1889 189 391* 1868 137 158 1890 179 331 1869 117 107 1891 173 340 1870 120 104 1892 222 461 1871 111 105 1893 318 761 1872 93 80 1894 292 624 1873 108 95 1895 260 535 1874 150 122 1896 292 599 1875 142 167 1897 246 509 1876 129 109 1898 239 394 * The Infectious Diseases (Notilication) Act came into operation in London in October, 1889.
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