A contribution to the natural history of scarlet fever : based upon official statistical records of mortality and morbidity / by John T. Wilson.

  • Wilson, John T.
Date:
[1897]
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Credit: A contribution to the natural history of scarlet fever : based upon official statistical records of mortality and morbidity / by John T. Wilson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    Contents. PAGE Introductory 3 Part I.—The Progress of Scarlet Fever Mortality. Scotland.—Mortality during Registration Years 1855-94:— In all Scotland 5 ,, Urban and Rural Districts ... 5 ,, Eight Principal Towns 6 England and Wales.—Mortality during Registration- Years 1838-94:— In all England and Wales ... ... 6 „ Urban and Rural Districts ... 6 „ Counties ... ... 7 ,, Twenty Great Towns 7 Ireland. — Mortality during Registration Years 1864-94:— In all Ireland ... ... ... 8 ,, Urban and Rural Districts ... 8 „ Four Provinces ... ... ... 8 United Kingdom.—Comparison of Mortality ... 8 Relation of Mortality to Age and Sex (Scotland) ... 9 Relation of Mortality to Age Distribution of the Population (England and Wales) ... ... 9 Influence of Variation in the Composition of the Population as regards residence in Urban and Rural Districts (Scotland) ... 9 Part I.—continued. page Scarlet Fever in other Countries :— Mortality in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark 10 ,, German Empire ... ... 11 „ Other European Cities and Towns 11 ,, United States of America ... 11 The Progress of Scarlet Fever Mortality compared with other diseases ... ... ... ... 13 Part II.—Causes of Diminution in Scarlet Fever Mortality in Great Britain. Proximate Causes of Variation in Mortality... ... 13 Scarlet Fever Morbidity in English and Scottish towns where compulsory notification first adopted 14 Morbidity Rates compared with Mortality Rates ... 15 Scarlet Fever Fatality :— Fatality in Glasgow and London Hospitals ... 15 ,, at different age periods in ditto ... 16 Admissions to ditto—Percentage under 5 years of age... ... ... ... ... ... 16 Progress of Fatality in Glasgow and Metro- politan Hospitals compared with the Mortality in these cities 16 General Fatality in notification towns ... ... 17 „ ,, compared with Mortality ... 17 Comparison of Fatality and Mortality in one town with another ... ... ... ... 18 Summary of results ... ... 18 Morbidity and Fatality in other Countries 19 Morbidity and Fatality in relation to :— Change in Type of Disease 20 Influence of Preventive Measures ... 21 Influence of General Sanitary Measures ... 22 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 1. Scarlet Fever Mortality in Scotland Facing page 5 „ England „ „ Ireland ,, it United Kingdom ,, 5. Age Constitution of Population in 1 r? England ... j Facing page 10 6. General Mortality ,, ,, 13