[Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Stoke-upon-Trent Borough.

  • Stoke-on-Trent (England). Borough Council.
Date:
1925
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Credit: [Report 1925] / Medical Officer of Health, Stoke-upon-Trent Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Diphtheria. Number of cases notified ... ... ... 288 Number of deaths ... ... ... 19 Case fatality per cent. ... ... ... 6.6 Number of cases removed to hospital ... 255 Percentage of cases removed ... ... 88.5 The attack rate for the Borough was 1.03 per 1,000 of the population. The number of cases of Diphtheria notified this year was greater than for the past two years. Previously there had been a steady decrease in the number of cases notified. Over two Size of One Two Three Total persons Dead House Family Families Families notified per room 1 Room — — — — — — 2 Rooms 3 — — 3 1 — 3 Rooms 4 — — 4 — — 4 Rooms 78 14 — 92 19 15 5 Rooms 83 12 2 97 2 4 6 Rooms 57 25 2 84 2 — In Institutions ... — — — 8 — — 225 51 4 288 24 19 Percentage Type Percentage of Scarlet of of total Fever Cases house houses notified 1—3 Rooms • • • 8.9 2.5 4—5 Rooms • • • ... 74.9 67.5 6 and over • • • ... 16.2 30.0 Districts Tunstall Burslem Hanlev Stoke Fenton Longton Smalli Nor Buckn home, ton, all, etc. Tot al Year co D co a O CO xi 4-> Oj 0 co D CO a a CO xi cc3 D P CO D co oj a CO xi 4-> oj D P CO D co o3 a CO Xi 4-> Oj D P CO D co a CO Xi 4-» oj D P co D co ct3 a CO X 4-> oj D P co D CO 03 a CO X 4-> oj D P CO D CO OJ U co xi 4-» oj D P 1917 ... 53 8 139 17 187 17 124 7 86 15 33 2 — —■ 622 66 1918 ... 51 12 178 25 113 7 62 4 87 9 17 3 — -- 508 60 1919 ... 26 5 55 2 182 9 112 6 77 6 14 1 — —• 466 29 1920 ... 9 1 73 6 148 7 56 2 35 3 21 2 — —■ 342 21 1921 ... 11 1 49 4 134 7 57 5 32 2 28 1 — — 311 20 1922 ... 21 5 49 3 96 1 70 5 21 — 20 — 25 2 302 16 1923 ... 17 1 40 2 61 1 36 4 18 1 23 —• 26 1 221 10 1924 ... 20 2 28 1 63 3 34 2 25 — 30 — 29 2 229 10