[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Radnorshire County Council.
- Radnorshire (Wales). County Council.
- Date:
- 1925
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Radnorshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Scarlet Fever & Diphtheria.—There were no deaths from either of these diseases during the year. The incid- ence rates and death rates for the period 1921—25 inclusive are as follows :— Scarlet Fever. Diphtheria. URBAN: No. of Incidence No. of Rate per No. of Incidence No. of Death Notifica- Rate per Deaths 1000 popu- Notifica- Rate per Deaths Rate tions. 1000 popu- lation. tions. iooopopu- Age periooo lation. lation. period popu- ’ in brackets lation. Knighton 12 1'41 — — 4 *47 — Llandrindod Wells 11 •78 6 •43 Presteigne RURAL: 1 *17 33 574 2 (2-5 years) •348 Col wyn 10 •94 — — 1 •09 — Knighton 32 1-51 1 •047 8 ’38 2 '094 (5-15 years) (O-I and 5-15 years) New Radnor 26 113 — — 11 83 Painscastle 15 1'32 — 3 •26 — Rhayader 62 216 — — 9 ’36 Total Urban 24 •85 — - — 43 1'52 2 •071 Total Rural 145 1*78 1 •012 32 •39 2 •024 County 169 1'54 1 *009 75 •68 4 •036 Note: The case mortality was '59 per cent in Scarlet Fever, and 5'33 per cent in diphtheria. Particulars in regard to rates for England and Wales for the 4 years 1921-24 inclusive are as follows :— Incidence Rates. Death Rates. Administra- Rural Administra- England tive Counties. Districts. tive Counties. and [excluding London] [including London] Wales. England Wales England Wales Scarlet Fever 2'28 2'64 1*87 1‘85 •028 •030. Diphtheria •97 1'38 79 1‘28 •097 ’092. The incidence rates and death rate, compare favourably with those for England and Wales ; in regard to death rates, particulars in regard to rural districts are not given separate- ly for England and Wales, there is therefore no correct comparison The incidence rate should be less in rural districts, as there is not the same opportunity for spread of infection on ac- count of the isolation of the inhabitants. Reference will be made later to Isolation Hospital ac- commodation. Diphtheria: During the last 5 years the number of notifications in the Urban Districts of the County were as fol- lows :—1921, 4 ; 1922, 17 ; 1923, 15 ; 1924, 7 ; 1925, none. The](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28874791_0032.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
