[Report 1927] / Medical Officer of Health, Berkshire County Council.

  • Berkshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1927
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Credit: [Report 1927] / Medical Officer of Health, Berkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CASE MORTALITY, i.e., Ratio of Deaths to Notifications. No. of Notifications. No. of Deaths. Ratio per cent. Ten vears, 1927. Ten vears, 1927 Ten years, 1927. 1917-1926. 1917-1926. 1917-1926. Urban Districts. Smallpox 3 Scarlet Fever 1,253 90 15 1T9 Diphtheria . . 572 48 42 5 7-34 10-41 Enteric Fever 38 9 5 13-15 Puerperal Fever 16 3 14 2 87-50 66-66 Erysipelas . . 122 15 5 1 4-09 6-66 Rural Districts. Smallpox Scarlet Fever 2,528 221 12 3 0-47 1-35 Diphtheria 1,069 42 94 4 8-79 9-52 Enteric Fever 101 28 17 2 16-83 7-14 Puerperal Fever 61 2 30 2 49-18 100-00 Erysipelas . . 226 26 9 3-98 County. • Smallpox 3 Scarlet Fever 3,781 311 27 3 0-71 0-96 Diphtheria . . 1,641 90 136 9 8-28 10-00 Enteric Fever 139 37 22 2 15-82 5-40 Puerperal Fever 77 5 44 4 57-14 80-00 Erysipelas . . 348 41 14 1 4-02 2-43 Smallpox. No case of smallpox was notified during the past year. Three cases were notified in 1923 and one case in 1911. Prior to this no case of smallpox had been notified in Berkshire since 1905, when there was one case. In 1904 no case was notified. The number in 1903 was 13, and in 1902, 33. Measles and German Measles. In accordance with the provisions of the Public Health (Measles and German Measles) Regulations, 1915, the notification of both measles and German measles became compulsory from 1st January, 1916, and remained in force until 31st December, 1919, from which date it was rescinded.