[Report 1897] / Medical Officer of Health, Southampton County Borough.

  • Southampton (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1897
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Credit: [Report 1897] / Medical Officer of Health, Southampton County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE XIV. CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED DURING THE YEAR 1897, CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO DISEASES AND AGES. DISEASES. o to I I to 5 5 to 10 10 to 15 15 to 25 25 to 35 35 to 45 45 to 55 55 to 65 65 and up¬ wards. Total. Small Pox .. 2 5 7 Cholera , , , , , , Diphtheria . . 9 22 6 7 4 2 2 I • • 53 Membranous Croup . . 2 . . . . . . . . * . . « . . . « 2 Erysipelas .. 2 2 4 2 10 8 9 5 8 3 53 Scarlatina or | Scarlet Fever | 2 62 102 46 17 4 I I 235 Typhus Fever . • • • • . . • • • , . . • , , . . • • Typhoid, Enteric,] Relapsing, or Con-1 7 15 16 13 11 4 I I 68 tinned Fevers .. ) Puerperal Fever .. I 7 8 Totals .. 4 82 143 72 53 34 16 9 9 4 426 TABLE XV. SHOWING NUMBER AND DESCRIPTION OF CASES OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE NOTIFIED TO THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH IN EACH OF THE FOUR QUARTERS OF 1897. DISEASES. Quarter Ending. Total for Year. Mortality for Year. March 31. June 30. Sept. 30. Dec. 31. Small Pox 2 5 *7 Diphtheria 25 13 8 7 53 9 Membranous Croup 2 . • 2 I Erysipelas 15 11 9 18 53 I Scarlet Fever 108 43 39 45 235 11 Enteric or Typhoid Fever 9 12 26 21 168 7 Puerperal Fever.. 3 2 I 2 8 I Totals 162 83 83 98 426 30 * Includes two cases of Small Pox arrived per ship. t Includes 12 cases of Typhoid Fever arrived per ship and removed to Infirmary and West Quay Hospital, also one case removed to Infirmary from an outlying District.