[Report 1910] / Medical Officer of Health, Glasgow.

  • Glasgow (Scotland)
Date:
1910
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Credit: [Report 1910] / Medical Officer of Health, Glasgow. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The rate for Glasgow in 1910 was in excess of all the towns quoted, with the exception of Dundee. In the following Table, the number of cases and deaths are stated for a series of years, together with the attack-rate and death-rate, the proportion of cases treated in hospital, and the case-fatality rate in each year: — DIPHTHERIA and Membranous Croup. Year. Cases. Deaths. Case- mortality per cent. Number. Rate per Million. Per Cent, treated in Hospital. Number. Rate per Million. Per Cent, occurring in Hospital. 1891 465 822 16-1 131 232 23-7 28-2 1892 575 861 14-1 195 292 15-9 33-9 1893 828 1,228 19-0 246 365 25-6 29-7 1894 967 1,414 26T 290 424 30-0 30-0 1895 654 944 28-4 137 198 19-0 21-0 1896 601 854 31-6 116 165 30-2 19-3 1897 462 647 32-9 127 178 30-7 27-5 1898 433 592 59-6 113 154 47-8 26-0 1899 465 622 52-3 109 146 31 2 23-5 1900 540 715 59-4 125 165 44-0 23-1 1901 563 739 57-2 115 151 44-4 20-4 1902 617 794 60-1 105 135 61-9 17-0 1903 724 926 711 103 132 68-9 14-3 1904 647 824 69-9 91 116 57-1 14-1 1905 726 924 80-0 107 136 75-7 14-7 1906 1,270 1,580 86-5 136 169 83-1 10-7 1907 1,218 1,510 85-6 127 157 87-4 10-4 1908 1,274 1,590 84-6 144 180 86-1 11-3 1909 1,846 2,306 88-5 222 277 86-5 12-0 1910 1,939 2,435 89-8 191 240 95-3 9-8 The increased prevalence of this disease, which began in 1906, is still being maintained, although the case fatality-rate is lower for the past year than at any period since the introduction of anti-toxin treatment. The distribution of the disease, and its relative fatality throughout the several Wards are shown in Appendix Table XXVI. For purposes of comparison the death-rates are also given since 1903. The mean attack-rate for the city as a whole was 2,435 per million, and this was exceeded in nine Wards. Relatively, the disease was most prevalent in Springburn, Hutchesontown, Cowlairs, and Townhead, where the attack- rate was 4,094, 3,733, 3,210, and 3,080 per million respectively. Other Wards in which the average rate was exceeded were—Maryhill, Dalmarnock, Black- friars, Sandyford, and Mile-end, in the order named. Excluding Exchange Ward, in which there were only two cases and one death, the disease was relatively most fatal in Gorbals, where it reached a rate of 540 per million, as compared with 240 for the city. It was next most fatal in Dalmarnock Ward, where the rate was 424 per million, and in Springburn, Calton, Cowcaddens, Mile-end, and Woodside, in all of which Wards the rate exceeded 300 per million. But Hutchesontown, with the second highest attack- rate, has a death-rate of only 158 per million, while in Cowcaddens an attack- rate of 1,584 per million is accompanied by a death-rate of 373. The following Table shows the number of cases treated at home and in hospital in each year since 1891, as well as the deaths occurring in each group, and the case-mortality per cent. The mortality among cases treated in hospital remains fairly uniform notwithstanding the continued increase in the number of cases dealt with. On the other hand, there is very considerable fluctuation