Statistics of the incidence of notifiable infectious diseases in each sanitary district in England and Wales, and preliminary statement as to small-pox, plague, and cholera abroad during the year 1912.

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1913
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Credit: Statistics of the incidence of notifiable infectious diseases in each sanitary district in England and Wales, and preliminary statement as to small-pox, plague, and cholera abroad during the year 1912. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The cases of typhus fever are stated in a footnote to the table for each county. Statistics as to plague and cholera are given on p. 12. The statistics for some of the diseases locally notifiable are given on p. 13. As already stated, the rates are given for each sanitary area m England and Wales. Many of these districts have very small populations, and in many instances one or only a few cases of disease form the basis on which the rate is calculated. Although for convenience of reference the rates for such districts have been given, it is evident that in judging of their significance reference should always be made to the population and to the number of cases of sickness on which each rate is based. It is unnecessary to labour the point that the epidemiological and administrative value of the rates set out in the tables in this return will rapidly increase with the possibilities of comparison with past years. Sickness Statistics for 1912. In the present Report it is proposed to confine comment to the contents of the two summary tables on pp. 34-37. Each Medical Officer of Health will be able to pursue local comparisons to meet his special requirements by consulting the detailed tables for the different counties. During 1912 the total number of cases of the chief notifiable diseases in England and Wales was as follows : — Disease. England and No. of cases noticed. Wales, 1912. Kate per 1,000 of population. Pulmonary Tuberculosis 110,551 3-06 Small-pox 111 o-oo Typhus Fever ... 31 o-oo Scarlet Fever ... 107,477 2-98 Diphtheria ... . ... 44,687 1-24 Enteric Fever ... 8,262 0-23 Continued Fever 97 o-oo Relapsing Fever ... — — Puerperal Fever 2,184 0-06 Erysipelas 22,865 0-63 Cholera... — — Plague ... 1 o-oo In addition to the above, the following cases were notified to port sanitary authorities, being chiefly cases of imported disease: — Small-pox, 12; Scarlet Fever, 31; Diphtheria, 67; Enteric Eever, 124; Erysipelas, 21; Continued Fever, 8; Plague, 2; Pulmonary Tuberculosis, 155.