[Report 1898] / Medical Officer of Health, Sheffield City.

  • Sheffield (England). City Council
Date:
1898
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Credit: [Report 1898] / Medical Officer of Health, Sheffield City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE XIX.—Cases of Infectious Disease notified during the year 1898 under the Infectious Diseases (Notification) Act, 1889. Diseases. Jan. Feb. March. April. May. 1 June. July. August. Sept. Oct. Nov. d w a Totals. Small Pox ... • . . . . • ... . . • ... • . • ... ... ... ... Scarlet Fever ... 150 121 143 133 136 102 101 75 108 166 129 129 1,493 Typhus Fever ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . . . Diphtheria and Mem- ] 8 9 12 13 11 12 branous Croup ...) 7 7 6 46 110 91 332 Continued Fever 1 ... 1 ... ... ... ... 1 3 7 3 16 Enteric Fever ... 70 39 38 23 15 14 20 23 102 168 243 148 903 Puerperal Fever 5 4 ... 8 5 5 8 5 ... 6 8 5 44 Erysipelas 25 30 27 19 27 17 23 16 24 27 25 38 298 Totals 259 203 221 191 190 149 154 125 247 416 517 414 3,086 TABLE XX —Cases of Infectious Diseases notified since the Act came into operation. Diseases. Number of Cases Notified. Average of 9 Years. 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 Small Pox . ... ... 47 102 8 1 ... ... ... 18 Scarlet Fever . 2,202 1,310 1,448 1,826 832 766 2,002 1,608 1,493 1,498 Typhus Fever . 17 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 j Diphtheria and Mem-) branous Croup ... J 276 194 296 170 149 122 138 136 332 201 Continued Fever 40 45 21 35 18 12 14 14 16 24 Enteric Fever . 374 354 197 452 347 469 617 671 903 487 Puerperal Fever 41 33 49 60 45 82 38 37 44 42 Erysipelas. 209 232 291 403 360 334 403 330 298 318 Totals. 3,159 2,168 2,349 3,048 1,759 1,736 3,212 2,796 3,086 2,590