Dr. R. J. Reece's report to the local government board on the epidemic of enteric fever in the city of Lincoln, 1904-5.

  • Reece, Richard J.
Date:
1906
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Credit: Dr. R. J. Reece's report to the local government board on the epidemic of enteric fever in the city of Lincoln, 1904-5. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    It appears from this table that there was irregularity of incidence of the fever in the several wards of the City of Lincoln ; those most severely affected having been the Park and Witham wards, while the Minster and Carholme wards suffered least. The succeeding table (Table VIII.) shows for the City of Lincoln (similar facts are not obtainable for Bracebridge Urban District and New Boultham) the incidence of the fever in relation with age and sex, as regards both attacks and deaths, and also the corresponding attack and death-rates per 1,000 persons living of each age group. Table VIII.—Showing for the City of Lincoln the number of attacks by and deaths from enteric fever at all ages, and in several age groups, and the corresponding attack and death-rate in both sexes from 27th November, 1904, to 6th May, 1905. Age Groups. Estimated Population Number of Males. Number of Females. Number of Attacks. Attack rate per 1,000 living. Number of Deaths. Death-rate per 1,000. Males. Females Males. Females Males. Females Males. Females 0—5 5,242 2,566 2,676 50 34 19-5 12-7 1 1 0-39 0-37 5—10 5,018 2,477 2,541 99 55 40-0 21-6 4 f 1-61 0-39 10—15 4,858 2,405 2,453 84 77 34-9 31-4 9 4 3-74 V63 15—25 10,617 5,148 5,469 159 122 30-0 22-3 18 14 3-50 2-56 25—35 8,545 4,113 4,432 91 78 22’1 17-6 12 14 2-92 3-16 35-45 6,408 3,079 3,329 48 43 15-5 12-9 10 7 3-25 2-10 45 10,731 5,174 5,557 38 30 7-3 5-4 17 7 3-29 1-26 upwards Total all ages 51,419 24,962 26,457 569 439 22-8 16-6 ✓ 71 48 2-84 1-81 This table shows that at all ages, and for each age group, males suffered a greater incidence of attack than did females, and that the fatal incidence on males was likewise greater than on females, except in the age group 25-35 years. It appears also that there wras special incidence of attack on children and young adults, those in the age group 10-15 years being the greatest sufferers. The death-rate, howrever, was highest among persons between the ages of 15-35 years. In the next table is set out the case mortality of the enteric fever in the various age groups. Table IX.—Showing for the City of Lincoln between 27th November, 1904, and 6th May, 1905, the number of persons attacked by and the deaths from enteric fever, at certain age groups, and the case mortality, at each of these age period. Age Groups. Number of Persons Attacked. Number of Deaths. Number of Deaths per ceat. of Attack. Under 5 yeais 84 2 2-38 5—10 154 5 3-25 10—15 161 13 8-07 15—25 281 32 11-35 25—35 169 26 15-38 35—45 91 17 18-68 45 and upwards. 68 24 35-29 Total ... 1,008 119 11-81